Spanish word

cacerola

Pronunciation

IPA/kaθeˈɾola/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpot

Example

Pon la cacerola con agua en la estufa.

Put the pot with water on the stove.

Illustration for cacerola (pot)

More examples

Tapé la cacerola para que el agua hirviera más rápido.

I covered the pot so the water would boil faster.

Core concept

Deep, high-sided stovetop cooking vessel with one or two handles for simmering or boiling.

Common phrases

  • poner la cacerola al fuego

    put the pot on the stove

  • echar agua en la cacerola

    pour water into the pot

  • tapa de la cacerola

    pot lid

Similar words

olla: Extra-deep home cooking pot for making large batches of stews, soups, or broths.
sartén: Shallow pan with a flat bottom for frying, sautéing, or searing food with oil.
cazo: Small, one-handled saucepan for heating liquids and for easy pouring.
cazuela: Shallow, often earthenware oven- and stove-safe dish for baking, simmering, and serving.

Definition in Spanish

Vasija de cocina, de paredes altas y con una o dos asas, destinada a cocer alimentos a fuego lento o hervir líquidos en la estufa.

Word origin

From Latin caccabus 'pot', with the suffix -ola forming a noun for a cooking vessel that stabilized in Spanish and appears in other Romance languages.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often map cacerola to 'casserole', but cacerola usually means a stovetop pot for simmering while an oven-baked casserole is more often called cazuela or fuente in Spanish.

Other meanings

  • saucepannoun
  • casserole dishnoun

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