English Explanatory Dictionary

cataplana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly.
  2. Any food cooked or served in such a dish.

Word forms

cataplana cataplanas

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cataplana, of uncertain origin.

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