noun
tureen
tuh-REEN/təˈriːn/
A large, deep dish for serving soup or stew.
The deep ceramic tureen has a raised lid and a ladle beside it.
Etymology
The pieces point to something “made of earth”: an earthenware vessel. A name based on the vessel’s material became the name for the deep dish used to serve soup or stew.
In context
so he paid a mighty price for the soup tureen
More examples
- He lifts the tureen's lid and ladles out the stew.
- Two ceramic tureens hold different soups at the buffet.
- This deep tureen comes with a matching ladle.
Forms
tureen · tureens
Similar words
- bowl
- A broader term for dishes used for serving or eating.