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tureen
tu·reen  audio  (t-rn, ty-) KEY 

NOUN:
A broad, deep, usually covered dish used for serving foods such as soups or stews.

ETYMOLOGY:
French terrine, from Old French, from feminine of terrin, earthen, from Vulgar Latin *terrnus, from Latin terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots



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