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ramekin definition

ram·ekin or ramequin ram′·equin (ram′ə kin)

noun

  1. a food mixture, specif. one made of bread crumbs, cheese, and eggs, baked in individual baking dishes
  2. such a baking dish

Etymology: Fr ramequin < MDu rammeken, cheese dish < dial. var. of rom, cream, akin to OE ream, Ger rahm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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