different between skillet vs spillet

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: sk?l??t, IPA^(key): /?sk?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Etymology

Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

Noun

skillet (plural skillets)

1. (US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.

   Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.

2. (US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.

   This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.

   Can you make up a quick skillet hash?

Translations

Synonyms

• (pan for frying): frying pan (UK, US)

Verb

skillet (third-person singular simple present skillets, present participle skilleting, simple past and past participle skilleted)

1. To cook in a skillet.

Translations

Usage notes

Although somewhat common, skillet is less common than frying pan in American English. It is not likely to be recognized in British English, where the term frying pan is more commonly used.

Anagrams

• killest

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skillet n

1. definite singular of skille

English

Alternative forms

• spilliard

Noun

spillet (plural spillets)

1. A long fishing line with multiple hooks; a trawl or boulter.

Anagrams

• ellipts, let slip, liplets

Danish

Noun

spillet

1. definite singular of spil

Verb

spillet

1. past participle of spille

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spillet n

1. definite singular of spill

Swedish

Noun

spillet

1. definite singular of spill