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noun
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food slowly, or to keep food warm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
A unit comprising an array of such pans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pan
History
Borrowed from French bain-marie, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae (literally “Maria's bath”).
Across languages
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