Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural casseroles, present participle casseroling, past tense, past participle casseroled
1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid.
...a huge lamb casserole, full of herbs and vegetables .
2. countable noun
A casserole or a casserole dish is a large heavy container with a lid. You cook casseroles and other dishes in it.
Place all the chopped vegetables into a casserole dish.
...a flameproof casserole.
3. verb
If you casserole meat and vegetables, you cook them slowly in a liquid.
If you casserole chicken pieces, take the skin off first. [VERB noun]
...casseroled chicken. [VERB-ed]
casserole in British English
(ˈkæsəˌrəʊl)
noun
1.
a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and served
Also called: casserole dish
2.
any food cooked and served in such a dish
chicken casserole
verb
3.
to cook or be cooked in a casserole
Word origin
C18: from French, from Old French casse ladle, pan for dripping, from Old Provençal cassa, from Late Latin cattia dipper, from Greek kuathion, diminutive of kuathos cup
casserole in American English
(ˈkæsəˌroʊl)
noun
1.
an earthenware or glass baking dish, usually with a cover, in which food can be cooked and then served
2.
the food baked and served in such a dish, typically rice, potatoes, or macaroni together with meat or fish and vegetables
3. Chemistry
a deep porcelain dish with a handle, used for heating or evaporating a substance
Word origin
Fr, dim. of casse, bowl, basin < Prov cassa, melting pan < VL cattia < Gr kyathion, dim. of kyathos, bowl, cup
casserole in Hospitality
(kæsəroʊl)
Word forms: (regular plural) casseroles
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, meat)
A casserole is a dish made of meat and vegetables that have been cooked slowly in a liquid.
Try the lamb and potato casserole.
I put the beef and vegetables into a casserole and cooked it slowly.
Dinner is pasta or a casserole made with meat and vegetables.