CASSEROLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does casserole mean? 

• CASSEROLE (noun)
  The noun CASSEROLE has 2 senses:

1. food cooked and served in a casserole

2. large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

  Familiarity information: CASSEROLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASSEROLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food cooked and served in a casserole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("casserole" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "casserole"):

chicken casserole (chicken cooked and served in a casserole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("casserole" is a kind of...):

dish (a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "casserole"):

cocotte (a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served)