ramequin

Variant of ramekin

or ramequin

noun

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

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

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