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skillet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• skĭlʹĭt
• /ˈskɪl.ɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

Meanings

1. (UK, historical) A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
2. (US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
   • Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
   • Inside this paper plane Note my words are Navy sealed So here and I quote Taboo and I are in the same boat What's said from Pennywise I guess we all float Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute Got my mind in a skillet Suicide not a mission See the vibe very timid I'm timid and very sad Translated my thoughts and feelings I pivot into the pad 2018, “Black Balloons”, performed by Denzel Curry:
3. (US, attributive, sometimes) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
   • This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.
   • Can you make up a quick skillet hash?

Forms

Deriveds

homeskillet · drop like a hot skillet · skillet bread · skillet corn bread

Descendants

esquilette

Synonyms

frying pan (pan for frying)

Translations (37)

ota تاوه (pan for frying) · taa beyi ch'et'adhi (pan for frying) · es paila (pan for frying) · de Bratpfanne (pan for frying) · es fridera (pan for frying) · es sartén (pan for frying) · nl eenpansgerecht (dish or meal cooked in such a pan) · fr poêle (pan for frying) · mi raupane (pan for frying) · sv stekpanna (pan for frying) · uk пате́льня (pan for frying) · hu lábos (pan for frying) · sh tava (pan for frying) · fr poêlon (pan for frying) · bg тиган (pan for frying) · nb stekepanne (pan for frying) · nl bakpan (pan for frying) · ca paella (pan for frying) · sv stekplåt (pan for frying) · nb steikepanne (pan for frying) · mi parai (pan for frying) · nl koekenpan (pan for frying) · sh tiganj (pan for frying) · es freidera (pan for frying) · pt frigideira (pan for frying) · de Pfannengericht (dish or meal cooked in such a pan) · hu tepsi (pan for frying) · nv tseeʼé (pan for frying) · ota طغان (pan for frying) · hu serpenyő (pan for frying) · uk сковорода́ (pan for frying) · esu eskuulutaq (pan for frying) · fi paistinpannu (pan for frying) · ru сковорода (pan for frying) · de Pfanne (dish or meal cooked in such a pan) · ga scilléad (pan for frying) · csm salten- (pan for frying)

skillet en · VERB

Pronunciation

• skĭlʹĭt
• /ˈskɪl.ɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (“a porringer”), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (“tray, dish”). Compare scuttle (“basket”).

Meanings

1. (US) To cook in a skillet.
   • Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled. 1960, The Cattleman, volume 47, page 46:
   • That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past. 2010, David Lawday, The Giant of the French Revolution: Danton, A Life:

Forms

Translations (2)

fi paistaa paistinpannulla (to cook in a skillet) · mi parai (to cook in a skillet)