skillet

Meaning

Noun

1. (UK, historical) A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
2. (US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
3. (US, attributive, sometimes) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.

Verb

To cook in a skillet.

Synonyms

frying pan

frypan

pan

pot

frying-pan

kettle

fry-pan

fry pan

casserole

stewing pan

cauldron

saucepan

spider

🕷️

steamer

stewpan

Translations

poêle

Bratpfanne

tegame

sartén

Pfanne

padella

τηγάνι

frigideira

poêle à frire

tava

koekepan

Tiegel

paella

poêlon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɪlɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with French: écuelle

In summary

From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).