different between ramequin vs ramekin

English

Etymology

French

Noun

ramequin (plural ramequins)

1. Alternative form of ramekin

French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rammeken (“toasted bread”) or Middle Low German ramken (“cream”), from Middle Low German rame, r?me (“cream”), from Old Saxon *r?m (“cream”), from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *rew?gh- (“to sour”). Cognate with Old High German roum (“cream”), Old English r?am (“cream”). More at ream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?am.k??/

Noun

ramequin m (plural ramequins)

1. ramekin (dish for baking in oven)

Further reading

• “ramequin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• ramequin

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æm(?)k?n/

Noun

ramekin (plural ramekins)

1. (cooking) A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
2. A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

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Anagrams

• mankier