saucepan

noun

sauce·​pan ˈsȯs-ˌpan How to pronounce saucepan (audio)
 especially British  -pən
: a small deep cooking pan with a handle

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Add pasta and carrot sauce to a large saucepan. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025 Return strained cider mixture to saucepan. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025 Combine chocolate, coconut oil and salt in a medium heatproof bowl, then set it over the saucepan. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 To reheat, transfer the soup to a saucepan and reheat over medium heat until hot, adding more broth (or water) as necessary to thin the soup and loosen the pasta. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for saucepan

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of saucepan was in 1682

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“Saucepan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucepan. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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saucepan

noun
sauce·​pan ˈsȯ-ˌspan How to pronounce saucepan (audio)
: a small cooking pan with a handle

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