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pan — a flat-bottomed cooking utensil

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a flat-bottomed cooking utensil

Pronunciation (IPA): /pæn/

Example Sentences

  • My cooking skills are so bad that even my non-stick pan gave up and everything sticks to it now.
  • The movie was so terrible that critics didn't just pan it - they threw the whole kitchen at it.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.

pan

NOUN

[/pæn/]

a flat-bottomed cooking utensil

He cooked vegetables in a large pan.
💡 Concept

He cooked vegetables in a large pan.

The chef flipped pancakes with a pan. (FRY + PAN = PAN = frying pan)
🧠 Mnemonic

The chef flipped pancakes with a pan. (FRY + PAN = PAN = frying pan)

With a pan and a plan, dinner began.
🎵 Rhyme

With a pan and a plan, dinner began.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pæn/
🇬🇧 UK/pæn/

🌳Etymology

Rootpan

Origin

From Old English 'panne', derived from Latin 'patina' meaning a shallow dish or pan, which itself may have roots in Proto-Indo-European words related to spreading or flattening.

Breakdown

pan (single morpheme, no further breakdown) - a standalone word from Old English/Latin origin, not composed of smaller morphological units

🎵Rhyme

canmantanbanfan
can
man
tan
ban
fan

🔗Collocations

frying pan
pan out
flash in the pan
pan for gold
pan the camera
non-stick pan
pan pizza

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cooking skills are so bad that even my non-stick pan gave up and everything sticks to it now.”

😄 Fun example

“The movie was so terrible that critics didn't just pan it - they threw the whole kitchen at it.”

“Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.”

“The camera slowly panned across the beautiful landscape.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

skilletfrypancriticizecondemn

Antonyms

praisecommendapplaud

Related

potwokgriddlereviewcameracooking

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