noun

1. an earthenware or glass baking dish, usually with a cover, in which food can be cooked and then served
2. the food baked and served in such a dish, typically rice, potatoes, or macaroni together with meat or fish and vegetables
3. Chem. a deep porcelain dish with a handle, used for heating or evaporating a substance

Etymology: Fr, dim. of casse, bowl, basin < Prov cassa, melting pan < VL cattia < Gr kyathion, dim. of kyathos, bowl, cup