ramekin

noun

ram·​e·​kin ˈram-kən How to pronounce ramekin (audio)
ˈra-mi-
variants or less commonly ramequin
1
: a preparation of cheese especially with bread crumbs or eggs baked in a mold or shell
2
: an individual baking dish

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Fried twice, liberally dusted with salt and pepper and served with a ramekin of garlic aioli, a plate of these golden-brown beauties can easily sate three or four people as a starter. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Mar. 2025 At the Surf Club Restaurant, a silver ramekin of three plump shrimp is the same price as the crab cake, and a dollar more than a half-dozen oysters Rockefeller. Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Cover each ramekin with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 But the little ramekin of mango habanero sauce truly stood out — sweet and addictive. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ramekin

Word History

Etymology

French ramequin, from Low German ramken, diminutive of ram cream

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ramekin was in 1653

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“Ramekin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ramekin. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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