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saucepan

noun
/ˈsɔsˌpæn/US/ˈsɔːs.pən/UK/ˈsoːsˌpɛn/

Etymology

From sauce + pan.

  1. derived from πατάνη — “kind of flat dish”
  2. derived from patina — “broad, shallow dish, pan, stewpan”
  3. derived from panna
  4. inherited from *pannǭ✻
  5. inherited from *pannā✻
  6. inherited from panne
  7. inherited from panne
  8. compounded as saucepan — “sauce + pan”

Definitions

  1. A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid

    A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

  2. To cook in a saucepan

  3. To hit with a saucepan

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at saucepan. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at saucepan. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at saucepan

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA