ramequin
English
Etymology
Noun
ramequin (plural ramequins)
- Alternative form of ramekin
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ramequin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rammeken (“toasted bread”) or Middle Low German ramken (“cream”), from Middle Low German rame, rōme (“cream”), from Old Saxon *rōm (“cream”), from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewǝgh- (“to sour”). Cognate with Old High German roum (“cream”), Old English rēam (“cream”). More at ream.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁam.kɛ̃/
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Further reading
- “ramequin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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