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ramekin

ra·me·kin

UK/ˈɹæm(ɪ)kɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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2.

a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions

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Origin

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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