The difference between Casserole and Hotdish
When used as nouns, casserole means a dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served, whereas hotdish means a variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
Casserole is also verb with the meaning: to cook like, or as, a casserole.
check bellow for the other definitions of Casserole and Hotdish
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Casserole as a noun:
A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
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Casserole as a noun:
Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.
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Casserole as a verb (transitive):
To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.
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Hotdish as a noun (US):
A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
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Hotdish as a noun:
A main course or sidedish served hot during a meal.
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Hotdish as a noun:
A dish for serving hotdish.