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A cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
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ramekin
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Word definitions for ramekin in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Carefully pour mixture into the ramekins. ▪ Combine with shrimp and place in oven-proof ramekins. ▪ Generously butter and flour four 1-cup, oven-proof ramekins. ▪ Mix the prepared fruit with the kirsch and divide equally among ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (cx cookware English) A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. 2 A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1706, from French ramequin (late 17c.), said to be from a Germanic source (compare Middle Low German rom "cream"), from Proto-Germanic *rau(g)ma- , of uncertain origin.
Usage examples of ramekin.
While Jake reiterated the purpose of his visit, a waiter set down a ramekin of warm apple-and-brioche bread pudding topped with creme fraiche, then poured steaming black coffee into an expensive-looking china cup.
The disappearing Ramekin had been explained in the most mundane unmysterious way.
He cleans out the ramekin of creme brulee with his index finger while Dan sits, smiling and bemused.
The complimentary ramekins of soup, then salad, rack of lamb, Dover sole, a bottle of Pinot Grigio.