ramekin

Meaning

Noun

• A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
• A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

Origin

• From French ramequin, from dialectal Dutch rammeken (compare Dutch rameken ("toasted bread")) or Low German ramken, equivalent to ream + --kin. Compare mannequin/mannikin.