ramequin

English

Etymology

French

Noun

ramequin (plural ramequins)

  1. Alternative form of ramekin

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ramequin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁam.kɛ̃/
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Noun

ramequin m (plural ramequins)

  1. ramekin (dish for baking in oven)

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