skillet

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skillet

/ˈskɪl.ɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪlɪt

Where it comes from

From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

noun skillets

UK, historical A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
US A pan for frying, generally large and heavy. Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
Similar: frying pan
US, attributive, sometimes A dish or meal cooked in such a pan. This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.

verb skillets · skilleting · skilleted

US To cook in a skillet. 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 ha

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: frying pan, frypan, saucepan, stove, nonstick, pan, fry-pan, sauté pan, sautoir, griddle, comal, tawa, omelet pan, iron pan, spider, braiser

Translations

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noun pan for frying

Español	sartén, paila, freidera, fridera
Português	frigideira
Français	poêle, poêlon
Deutsch	Bratpfanne
Русский	сковорода skovoroda

noun dish or meal cooked in such a pan

Deutsch	Pfannengericht, Pfanne

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@misc{skillet_2026,
  title = {skillet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skillet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}