saucepan

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saucepan^¹

/ˈsɔsˌpæn/ US
/ˈsɔːs.pən/ UK
/ˈsoːs.pən/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈsoːsˌpɛn/ New Zealand
/ˈsoːs.pɘn/ New Zealand, dated

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From sauce + pan.

noun saucepans

countable A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

verb saucepans · saucepanning · saucepanned

To cook in a saucepan
To hit with a saucepan

Saucepan^²

proper noun the Saucepan

Australia A pot-shaped asterism in the constellation Orion, consisting of Orion's Belt, Orion's Sword, and the star Eta Orionis. He also instantly recognised the slant in the line of three stars of the Saucepan which he knew spills the rain in January.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pot, skillet, casserole, stove, lid, base, pan, method, lids, cooking pot, stockpot, stewpot, stewpan, dutch oven, braiser, frypan

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Every language

noun deep cooking vessel

Español	cacerola, cazo, paila, cacillo
한국어	소스 냄비 soseu naembi, 편수 냄비 pyeonsu naembi, 양수 냄비 yangsu naembi, 냄비 naembi
日本語	ソースパン sōsupan, 片手鍋 katatenabe, 鍋 nabe
中文	深平底鍋 /深平底锅 shēn píngdǐ guō, 燉鍋 /炖锅 dùnguō, 煮鍋 /煮锅 zhǔguō
हिन्दी	सॉस पैन sŏs pain
Kiswahili	sufuria
Português	panela, caçarola
Français	casserole
Deutsch	Topf
Italiano	pentola, casseruola, tegamino
Ελληνικά	κατσαρόλι katsaróli, κατσαρoλάκι katsaroláki
Română	cratiță, oală, caserolă
Русский	кастрю́ля kastrjúlja
Tiếng Việt	cái soong, cái nồi, cái chảo, cái xoong
العربية	قِدْر qidr, طَنْجَرَة ṭanjara
עברית	אִלְפָּס ilpas

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@misc{saucepan_2026,
  title = {saucepan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saucepan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}