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tegame

frying pan

noun teh-GAH-meh Rare

Also means

saucepan

Usage Note

Tegame refers specifically to a shallow, flat-bottomed pan used on the stovetop for frying or sautéing. Dishes cooked in it are often named al tegame — for example, uova al tegame means fried eggs cooked in a pan. The plural is regular: i tegami.

Examples

"Scalda l'olio nel tegame."

Natural Translation

Heat the oil in the pan.

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