ramekin

Pronunciation: /ˈɹæm(ɪ)kɪn/

The English word “ramekin” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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.

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