ramekin

Meaning

1. A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
2. A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

Synonyms

ramequin

cocotte

porringer

bowl

trencher

earthenware pot

baking dish

Translations

ramequin

τυρόπιττα

ramekin

ramekin

ramekin

γαβάθα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæm(ɪ)kɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: rameken

In summary

Borrowed from French ramequin, from dialectal Dutch rammeken (“cheese dish”) (compare Dutch rameken (“toasted bread”)) or Low German ramken (“cream”), equivalent to ream + -kin. Compare mannequin/mannikin, and compare creamer.