saucepan
- noun
- /ˈsɔːspən/
- 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.
- Before you put the heat on, we're going to combine Agar Agar and our water in a saucepan, so just pour it in.
- I don't think that the fox boils the egg that we can count that just pops in a little saucepan.
- And then depending on my boob size, we've got two saucepans which which do you think?
- All right, Dan, is this the first time you've stood on a saucepan in a load of bubbles?
- Wasn't sure, but I started using their saucepan.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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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
A round container used for cooking or holding plants
A heavy pot with a tight lid used for slow cooking
A large metal pot with a lid for boiling or stewing food
A large deep pot for making soup or boiling food
A deep pot with handles and a tight lid for stewing or boiling food
A large deep pot for cooking stews and soups
A deep pan with a tight lid for cooking food slowly
A deep pot with a lid for cooking food slowly
Compounds
A set of two pans where one fits inside the other to heat food gently above boiling water
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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.