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Ramequin
Ram′e-quin
(răm′ē̍-kĭn)
, Noun.
[F.]
1.
(Cookery)
A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread.
[Written also
ramekin
.] Definition 2024
ramequin
ramequin
French
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rammeken (“toasted bread”) or Middle Low German ramken (“cream”), from Middle Low German rame, rōme (“cream”), from Old Saxon *rōm (“cream”), from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewǝgh- (“to sour”). Cognate with Old High German roum (“cream”), Old English rēam (“cream”). More at ream.
Noun
ramequin m (plural ramequins)
- ramekin (dish for baking in oven)