cataplana

An open cataplana

Meaning

Noun

  • A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.
  • Any food cooked or served in such a dish.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Portuguese cataplana, of uncertain origin.

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