ramequin

US: (ram′i kin)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ram•e•quin  (ram′i kin), n. 

1. Food ramekin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ram•e•kin  (ram′i kin), n. 

1. Food a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.
2. Food a small dish in which food can be baked and served.

Also, ramequin. 

• dialect, dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken
• French ramequin
• 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

ramekin, ramequin / ˈræmɪkɪn/ noun

1. a savoury dish made from a cheese mixture baked in a fireproof container
2. the container itself

Etymology: 18th Century: French ramequin, of Germanic origin