skillet
English edit
Etymology edit
Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skillet (plural skillets)
- (Midland US, Southern US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
- Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
- (Midland US, Southern US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
- This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.
- Can you make up a quick skillet hash?
Synonyms edit
- (pan for frying): frying pan (UK, US)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Missouri French: esquilette
Translations edit
pan for frying
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dish or meal cooked in such a pan
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Verb edit
skillet (third-person singular simple present skillets, present participle skilleting, simple past and past participle skilleted)
- To cook in a skillet.
- 1960, The Cattleman, volume 47, page 46:
- Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.
- 2010, David Lawday, The Giant of the French Revolution: Danton, A Life:
- That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.
Translations edit
to cook in a skillet
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Usage notes edit
Although somewhat common, skillet is less common than frying pan in American English. It is not likely to be recognized in British English, where the term frying pan is more commonly used.
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
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