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la casserole
saucepan
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How do you say casserole in French?
How do you pronounce casserole in French?
casserole is pronounced /la kasʁɔl/ in French.
Example sentences
La casserole rouge est tombée du feu et a brûlé le dîner.
The red casserole fell off the fire and burned dinner.
J'ai acheté une nouvelle casserole antiadhésive pour préparer mes omelettes préférées.
I bought a new non-stick casserole to prepare my favorite omelets.
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Why is it feminine?
Casserole is feminine in French. While it does relate to cookware, the etymology involving Latin "cattia" is not well-established. The word more likely derives from Old French "casse" (from Latin "cattia" meaning a type of vessel or pan), and the "-ole" suffix is indeed a diminutive ending that typically appears in feminine forms in French. French feminine nouns often end in "-ole", "-elle", or "-ette", which may have reinforced or marked this word's feminine gender. The word is correctly feminine, though the specific Latin etymological pathway claimed is uncertain.
What is the French word for saucepan?
The French word for saucepan is la casserole — feminine.
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