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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespoêle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pwal
"Faites chauffer le beurre dans une poêle."
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A shallow pan with a long handle used for frying, searing, and browning foods.
"She heated oil in a cast-iron skillet before adding the vegetables."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'skyllet', ultimately originating from the Old French 'escuelète', meaning a small dish or bowl, which stems from the Latin 'scutula'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a small boiling vessel with legs to the modern flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning food.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skillet" is said worldwide
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poêle
Transliteration: pwal
"Faites chauffer le beurre dans une poêle."
Bratpfanne
Transliteration: ˈbʁatˌpfanə
"Er hat das Fleisch in einer Pfanne gebraten."
padella
Transliteration: paˈdɛlla
"Metti l'olio nella padella."
sartén
Transliteration: saɾˈten
"Corta las verduras y ponlas en la sartén."
frigideira
Transliteration: fɾiʒiˈdejɾɐ
"A cebola frita na frigideira cheira muito bem."
कड़ाही
Transliteration: karāhī
"उसने कड़ाही में सब्जियां पकाईं।"
煎锅
Transliteration: jiān guō
"把平底煎锅放在炉子上。"
프라이팬
Transliteration: peuraipaen
"프라이팬에 기름을 두르고 달구세요."
フライパン
Transliteration: furaipan
"フライパンで肉を焼く。"
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