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saucepan

saucepan

34 1.0
Deep pan with a long handle used for boiling or stewing food on a stove
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔːspən/
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  • Place the pumpkin in a large saucepan and season with salt, honey, and allspice.
  • a large saucepan

Before you put the heat on, we're going to combine Agar Agar and our water in a saucepan, so just pour it in.

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Examples

  • Shivering and shaking, Jory poured the water from the teakettle into the saucepan and added coffee grounds.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Pour the broth and water into the saucepan and bring to a boil; reduce heat.

    Blog text (13)
  • "Listen, lad, do us a favor and put on a saucepan of water and we'll have some tea."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Meanwhile, brown both sides of the chicken in a saucepan with extra virgin olive oil.

    Blog text (6)
  • The porridge is in the saucepan on top of the kitchen table.

  • Mema put water in a small saucepan and sat down with her sister until it boiled.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Now take your dry ingredients, butter, milk, saucepan and whisk over to the stove.

  • Put the nettles in a saucepan with 1 teaspoon of salt and boil over high heat until cooked.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Bring the noodles to a boil in the saucepan with their soaking water and simmer for 1 minute.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Transfer liquid to a small saucepan and boil until reduced to 1 cup.

Synonyms

pot
vssaucepan
377 1.0

A round container used for cooking or holding plants

is specifically a handled pan for boiling or stewing on a stove
Dutch oven
vssaucepan
7 4.1

A heavy pot with a tight lid used for slow cooking

is lighter with a long handle for quicker stovetop boiling or stewing
boiler
vssaucepan
  • UK
4 1.9

A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food

has a long handle for stovetop cooking rather than being a closed container
stockpot
vssaucepan
2 2.3

A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food

is smaller and handled, used directly on the stove for cooking
saucepot
vssaucepan
  • UK
1 4.3

A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food

has a single long handle rather than side handles
stewpot
vssaucepan
1 2.4

A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups

is usually smaller with a long handle for stovetop stewing
stewpan
vssaucepan
  • UK
6.0

A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly

has a long handle and is used for boiling as well as stewing
stewing pan
vssaucepan
  • UK
1.3

A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly

is more general, used for boiling as well as stewing

Compounds

A set of two pans where one fits inside the other to heat food gently above boiling water

How Big

cauldron
27 4.8
stockpot
2 2.3
saucepot
  • UK
1 4.3
saucepan
34 1.0

Surface Forms

saucepan singular
saucepans plural

Morphology

saucepan = sauce + pan (transparent) = sauce + pan

A clear, regular compound of two common nouns; learners can infer it denotes a pan used for making or serving sauces.

Etymology

Saucepan is made from the words sauce and pan. The part sauce comes from an old French word meaning 'seasoning' or 'salted', so a saucepan is the pan you use to make sauces or to boil and stew food.