How to Say "Cooking Pot" in French

marmite

/maʁ.mit/feminine

The English phrase "cooking pot" translates to French as marmite. Wiktionary also lists casserole.

Meaning: any cooking vessel (noun)

Ways to say it

“cooking pot” in French
French	IPA	Note
marmite	/maʁ.mit/	feminine
casserole	/ka.sʁɔl/	feminine

Both marmite and casserole are used to describe a vessel used for cooking food.

casserole typically refers to a smaller, shallower pot or a saucepan used for everyday cooking or making sauces.

Both marmite and casserole are feminine nouns, meaning they are used with feminine articles such as la or une.

/maʁ.mit/

The word marmite once meant 'hypocrite' in Old French. This was because a covered cooking pot hides its contents, much like a hypocrite hides their true intentions.
In the 17th century, the term marmite was used as a slang name for bombs and grenades. This was due to the physical resemblance between these weapons and heavy iron cooking pots.

Cette casserole-là est trop petite, mais celle-ci est parfaite.
That cooking pot is too small, but this one is perfect.
This sentence is useful for comparing the size of two different objects using the form casserole.
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J'ai utilisé ma casserole pour préparer un délicieux ragoût.
I used my cooking pot to prepare a delicious stew.
La marmite en cuivre est idéale pour préparer les soupes.
The copper cooking pot is ideal for making soups.
Il faut laver cette marmite tout de suite.
This cooking pot must be washed immediately.
La marmite est pleine de soupe chaude.
The cooking pot is full of hot soup.

Hugo and Léa are preparing a soup in the kitchen.

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