noun
saucepan
SAWS-puhn
noun
1
A deep cooking pot with a long handle, used on a stovetop for boiling or simmering food.
"He heated the soup in a saucepan."
"Fill a saucepan with water and bring it to a boil."
How to Use Saucepan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pot with a handle, used for cooking things like soup or sauce on the stove.
Common pairings
a large saucepan
boil in a saucepan
Word Forms
saucepanned past tense, saucepans plural, saucepans singular
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Etymology
A straightforward combination of "sauce" and "pan," describing a pan originally used for making sauces.