saucepan
- noun
- B1
- Top 10000
A deep round metal pot with one long handle and usually a lid, used for cooking food on a cooker.
Bring the water to the boil in a small saucepan.
She melted the butter in a saucepan over a low heat.
The milk burned at the bottom of the saucepan.
Put the lid back on the saucepan so it cooks faster.
Common collocations: a small saucepan · a heavy saucepan · a saucepan of water · put a lid on the saucepan · heat something in a saucepan
Part of: Kitchen utensils, Cooking