Saucepan etymology

English

English word saucepan comes from English pan, English sauce

Etymology of saucepan

Detailed word origin of saucepan

Dictionary entry Language Definition
pan English (en) (informal) To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.). (intransitive) With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.. (transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.. (transitive) To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).. (transitive, informal, of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly. (audio) To spread a [...]
sauce English (en) (UK, Australia) tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:. (US, obsolete, _, slang, 1800s) Vegetables.. (art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.. (bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.. (dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.. (internet slang) used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.. (obsolete, UK, US, dialect) Any [...]
saucepan English (en) (countable, cookware) A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces.

Words with the same origin as saucepan

Descendants of sauce

sassy saucy