pancheon
UK/ˈpan(t)ʃən/
pancheon noun: a shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
Noun
pancheon (plural pancheons)
- A shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
- The poem was finished, he took the bread out of the oven, arranging the burnt loaves at the bottom of the panchion, the good ones at the top.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
Forms of pancheon
| plural | pancheons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | panchion |
| alternative form | pansion |
| alternative form | panshin |
Origin of pancheon
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of pankin.
Questions about pancheon
- What does pancheon mean?
- Pancheon means a shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
- What part of speech is pancheon?
- Pancheon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pancheon?
- Pancheon is pronounced /ˈpan(t)ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pancheon?
- The plural of pancheon is pancheons.
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