hotdish

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noun

A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.

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Meanings

nounhotdish (countable and uncountable, plural hotdishes)

plural hotdishes

  1. countableuncountableUpper Midwestern USA variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
  2. countableuncountableA main course or sidedish served hot during a meal.
  3. countableuncountableA dish for serving hotdish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
casserole

Origin

From hot + dish.

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APA

hotdish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotdish

MLA

“hotdish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotdish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotdish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotdish.

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