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panful

panful

3.3
An amount that fills a pan
  • noun
  • /ˈpænfəl/
translation icon : cantidad de una sartén
  • For breakfast, she prepared a panful of scrambled eggs to feed the hungry guests.

Examples

  • She baked a panful of cookies for the party, ensuring there were plenty for everyone.

  • Just a simple nod, I think will make this a lot less panful, for us both.

  • He'd throw a panful of chops up in the air, and they came down on the other side.

  • After a long day, he served a panful of steaming vegetable stew to his family.

Synonyms

pail
vspanful
5 1.0

The amount of liquid or material that fits in a bucket

is for a shallow cooking surface amount rather than a carried bucket measure
trayful
vspanful
1 4.1

An amount that fills a tray

is for a shallow cooking surface rather than for serving use
bowlful
vspanful
1 2.2

An amount of something that fills a bowl

is for a shallow cooking surface amount not a rounded serving dish
ladleful
vspanful
1 3.3

The amount of food or liquid that a ladle holds

is for a whole cooking surface amount not a single serving scoop
potful
vspanful
1 1.9

An amount that fills a pot

is for a shallow cooking surface amount not a deep cooking container
pailful
vspanful
1 4.4

An amount that fills a pail

is for a shallow cooking surface amount rather than a carried bucket measure

How Much

bucketful
4 1.8
panful
3.3
cupful
2 1.7
teaspoonful
1 1.0
pinch
33 1.0

Surface Forms

panful singular
panfuls plural

Morphology

panful = pan (transparent) = pan + ful

Meaning is directly derived from 'pan' + '-ful' as 'as much as fills a pan', which is a straightforward quantity formation.

Etymology

Panful is made of pan and -ful, with -ful meaning 'full of'. So a panful is the amount that makes a pan 'full', which is why it means the amount that fills a pan.