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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In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and add zest and juice of second lemon. C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026 Combine in a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 For the Sugar Syrup Pour the water into a small saucepan, stir in the sugar and bring it to a boil. Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 The prop-room became crowded with elderly men; stage-hands and fly-men, none of whom were needed for this particular production but who were there just the same, heating cans of baked beans in a saucepan on the fire. Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for saucepan

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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

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

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