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ramequin

ramequin

9.9
A small baked dish with cheese, eggs, and breadcrumbs, served hot
  • noun
  • /ˈræməˌkɪn/
  • Archaic
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  • The chef prepared a delightful ramequin for each guest, filled with creamy cheese and herbs.

Examples

  • He ordered a ramequin as a starter, enjoying its rich and savory flavor.

  • For the brunch menu, we baked several ramequins and served them hot out of the oven.

  • I made a delicious ramequin for dinner.

  • The ramequins were filled with cheese and herbs.

  • For the brunch menu, we baked several ramequins and served them hot out of the oven.

  • He ordered a ramequin as a starter, enjoying its rich and savory flavor.

  • The chef prepared a delightful ramequin for each guest, filled with creamy cheese and herbs.

Synonyms

ramekin
vsramequin
4 7.1

A small round dish used for baking and serving single portions

refers to the baked cheese and egg dish itself rather than the vessel

How Rich

quiche
20 4.2
casserole
54 2.8
ramequin
  • Archaic
9.9
omelet
  • US
76 1.0
salad
550 1.0

Surface Forms

ramequin singular
ramequins plural

Etymology

Ramequin comes from French, where it named a small baked dish of cheese, eggs and bread crumbs, and that French name probably came from an old Dutch word rammeken meaning 'little toasted thing'. So a ramequin today is a small, rich baked dish served in its own little pot.