- a covered dish of earthenware, glass, etc, in which food is cooked and servedAlso called: casserole dish
- any food cooked and served in such a dish: chicken casserole
- to cook or be cooked in a casserole
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cas•se•role /ˈkæsəˌroʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Fooda usually large, covered baking dish, as of glass or pottery.
- Foodany food baked in such a dish:tuna casseroles.
cas•se•role
(kas′ə rōl′),USA pronunciation n., v., -roled, -rol•ing.
n.
v.t.
n.
- Fooda baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- Foodany food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
- a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
v.t.
- to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.
- Old Provencal cassa large spoon, akin to Medieval Latin cattia crucible; of disputed origin, originally) + -role diminutive suffix
- French: ladlelike pan, equivalent. to casse small saucepan (
- 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
casserole /ˈkæsəˌrəʊl/ n
'casserole' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hotpot
- ratatouille
- bake
- cassolette
- chicken tetrazzini
- cocotte
- coquille
- daube
- divan
- flake
- kugel
- make-ahead
- terrine
- tzimmes
- salamander
- scrumptious
- smorgasbord