[syn: ramekin, ramequin]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ramequin \Ram"e*quin\ (r[a^]m"[-e]*k[i^]n), n. [F.]
1. (Cookery) A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a
mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]
[1913 Webster]
2. The porcelian or earthen mold in which ramequins are baked
and served, by extension, any dish so used.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ramequin
n 1: a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked
and served in individual fireproof dishes [syn: ramekin,
ramequin]
2: a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual
portions [syn: ramekin, ramequin]