ramekin — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The starters have arrived, two triangles of buttered brown bread and a neat little ramekin of crab buried under a haystack of cress, which Smith promptly relocates so that she can sprinkle it over each mouthful.

   Setting the soufflés before us, the waitress warns that the ramekins are hot.

2. A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold.

Noun

1. a cheese dish made with egg and bread crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes

   Synonyms

   ramequin

   Broader terms

   dish

2. a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions

   Synonyms

   ramequin

   Broader terms

   dish