cassoulet

noun

cas·​sou·​let ˌka-sə-ˈlā 

: a casserole of white beans baked with herbs and meat (such as pork, lamb, and goose or duck)

Examples of cassoulet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cassoulet Just as Southerners hold casserole near and dear to our hearts, Julia Child celebrated the cassoulet as a perfectly humble dish of beans and meat. —Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026

Eggplant will surely play a starring role on the restaurant’s opening menu alongside pop-up favorites like cassoulet croquettes, quail pithivier, and choucroute garnie. —Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026

In the last few years, cassoulet has achieved cult-like fame. —Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Dunn and her husband strategized ways to boost sales over the past few years, at one point launching dinner service with an ambitious menu of French classics like coq au vin, beef Bourguignon and cassoulet. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, from Occitan, literally, earthenware dish, diminutive of cassolo dish, diminutive of casso ladle, from Old Occitan cassa

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cassoulet

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