cazuela
dish, Mexico
The cooking pot is a cazuela, and the food cooked in it is often a guiso. In Mexico the glass baking dish is called a refractario.
Meaning: a baked dish or the dish it is cooked in (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| cazuela | dish, Mexico |
| guiso | stew |
| refractario | baking dish, Mexico |
Una cazuela de mole means a clay or metal dish of mole. Refractario is the oven proof dish you use for baked food.
Which one should you use?
English casserole covers both the dish and the food. Spanish usually separates them: cazuela for the dish and guiso for the stew or cooked meal.
Did you know?
- The word cazuela comes from cazo, a small pot.
Examples in context
- Pon la cazuela en la estufa.Put the casserole on the stove.
- Mi mamá hizo un guiso de pollo.My mom made a chicken stew.
- Metí el refractario al horno.I put the baking dish in the oven.
Example conversation
Teresa and her son Andrés prepare dinner at home in Toluca.
- TeresaPásame el refractario.Pass me the baking dish.
- Andrés¿Este de vidrio?This glass one?
- TeresaSí, ese, para el horno.Yes, that one, for the oven.
