tureen
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tureen
- /təˈɹiːn/ UK
- /t͡ʃʊˈɹiːn/ UK
- /t͡ʃəˈɹiːn/ UK
- /təˈɹin/ US
- /t(j)uˈɹin/ US
Rhymes with -iːn
Where it comes from
From earlier terrene (thus pronunciations with /tj/, /t͡ʃ/ are spelling pronunciations), borrowed from French terrine. Doublet of terrine.
noun tureens
- A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew. The tureens and stands are variously marked with the date letters for 1726 and 1728, with the charge and discharge marks for the fermier-générals Charles Condier (1722-1726) and Jacques Cortin (1726-1732) and with their weights.
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Talk about this word "tureen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tureen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tureen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tureen "tureen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tureen.Cite this
@misc{tureen_2026,
title = {tureen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tureen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
