BAIN-MARIE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: bains-marie   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bain-marie" is a kind of...):

pan (shallow container made of metal)

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