caçarola — meaning in English

English meaning

• casserole noun A deep dish with a lid used for slow-cooking food in the oven.
• Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
• saucepan noun A deep cooking pot with a long handle, used on a stovetop for boiling or simmering food.

Senses

caçarola is used for these senses in English:

• Big Dipper (constellation, especially, US) A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart, and a part of the constellation Ursa Major which includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid. [from 1845] The other stars comprising it are Alioth, Megrez, Merak, and Phecda.
• casserole (countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
• pan A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
• saucepan (countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

casserole — full definition

1. noun A deep dish with a lid used for slow-cooking food in the oven.
2. noun A meal, often a stew-like mix of meat or vegetables, cooked in such a dish.

Pan — full definition

1. noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
2. verb To criticize something harshly, especially a film, book, or performance.
3. verb To move a camera slowly across a scene.
4. verb To turn out well; to be successful (usually as "pan out").

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