Etymology

ramekin

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Today it means: A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. Full definition →

French ramequin ← Dutch rammeken ← Low German ramken
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  1. Low German · derived fromramken“cream”
  2. Dutch · derived fromrammeken“cheese dish”
  3. French · borrowed fromramequin
  4. English todayramekin

Borrowed from French ramequin, from dialectal Dutch rammeken (“cheese dish”) (compare Dutch rameken (“toasted bread”)) or Low German ramken (“cream”), equivalent to ream + -kin. Compare mannequin/mannikin, and compare creamer.

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