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casserole and Spanish cacerola
In English
casserole
a baked one-dish meal
In Spanish
cacerola
olla
Spanish "cacerola" means: pot / pan
Why they get mixed up Spanish "cacerola" is the cooking pot with handles. English "casserole" is a baked dish with several mixed ingredients, not the cookware. The cookware in English is "pot" or "saucepan."
If you want to say...
- casserole (dish)guiso o cazuela
- saucepancacerola
- stewestofado
Examples
She made a chicken casserole.
Preparó un guiso de pollo.
The casserole is in the oven.
El guiso está en el horno.
My mother makes a delicious cheese casserole.
Mi madre hace un delicioso guiso de queso.
Bring a casserole to the potluck.
Lleva un guiso a la comida compartida.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Usé una cacerola para hornear el pastel.
Correct: Usé una cazuela para hornear el pastel.
A cacerola is a pot for the stove. For baked dishes, use cazuela.
Incorrect: Preparé una cacerola de pollo.
Correct: Preparé un guiso de pollo.
The dish is un guiso or un estofado.
Phrases you will hear
- a chicken casseroleun guiso de pollo
- a casserole dishuna cazuela para hornear
- bake a casserolehornear un guiso
- a potluck casseroleun guiso para compartir
- a saucepanuna cacerola
- slow-cooked stewun estofado a fuego lento
In a conversation
- A:
Are you cooking tonight?
¿Vas a cocinar esta noche?
- B:
Yes, a chicken casserole.
Sí, un guiso de pollo.
- A:
Do you use a pot?
¿Usas una olla?
- B:
No, a casserole dish. It goes in the oven.
No, una cazuela. Va al horno.
Test yourself
"A vegetable casserole" is...
To remember it
Casserole = the baked dish itself. The cooking pot (Spanish "cacerola") = pot/pan.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "cacerola" mean?
Spanish "cacerola" means "pot / pan". It looks like the English "casserole", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "casserole" means "a baked one-dish meal".
Does English "casserole" mean the same as Spanish "cacerola"?
Spanish "cacerola" is the cooking pot with handles. English "casserole" is a baked dish with several mixed ingredients, not the cookware. The cookware in English is "pot" or "saucepan."