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ramekin

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹæm(ɪ)kɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ramequin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

4

noun

Meaning 4

a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ramequin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рамеки́н (ramekín) — small dish for baking in oven
  • Bulgarian: гювече́ (gjuvečé) — small dish for baking in oven
  • Dutch: ovenschaaltje — small dish for baking in oven
  • Finnish: annosvuoka — small dish for baking in oven
  • French: ramequin — small dish for baking in oven
  • German: Soufflé-Förmchen — small dish for baking in oven
  • German: Auflaufförmchen — small dish for baking in oven
  • Indonesian: ramekin — small dish for baking in oven
  • Italian: pirottino — small dish for baking in oven
  • Japanese: ラムカン (ramukan) — small dish for baking in oven
  • Japanese: ラムキン (ramukin) — small dish for baking in oven
  • Lithuanian: ramekinas — small dish for baking in oven
  • Māori: tapoti — small dish for baking in oven
  • Polish: kokilka — small dish for baking in oven
  • Russian: рамеки́н (ramekín) — small dish for baking in oven
  • Swedish: portionsform — small dish for baking in oven
  • Bulgarian: гювече́ (gjuvečé) — cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold