skillet

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word skillet. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word skillet, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say skillet in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word skillet you have here. The definition of the word skillet will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofskillet, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
a skillet

Etymology

From Old French escuëlette, diminutive of escuëlle (a porringer), (French écuelle), from Vulgar Latin scutella, diminutive of scutra, scuta (tray, dish). Compare scuttle (basket).

Pronunciation

Noun

skillet (plural skillets) (Midland US, Southern US)

  1. A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.
    Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.
    • 2018, “Black Balloons”, performed by Denzel Curry:
      Inside this paper plane
      Note my words are Navy sealed
      So here and I quote
      Taboo and I are in the same boat
      What's said from Pennywise
      I guess we all float
      Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute
      Got my mind in a skillet
      Suicide not a mission
      See the vibe very timid
      I'm timid and very sad
      Translated my thoughts and feelings
      I pivot into the pad
  2. (sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.
    This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.
    Can you make up a quick skillet hash?

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Missouri French: esquilette

Translations

Verb

skillet (third-person singular simple present skillets, present participle skilleting, simple past and past participle skilleted)

  1. To cook in a skillet.
    • 1960, The Cattleman, volume 47, page 46:
      Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.
    • 2010, David Lawday, The Giant of the French Revolution: Danton, A Life:
      That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.

Translations

Usage notes

Although somewhat common, skillet is less common than frying pan in American English. It is not likely to be recognized in British English, where the term frying pan is more commonly used.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

skillet n

  1. definite singular of skille