The difference between Casserole and Stew

When used as nouns, casserole means a dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served, whereas stew means a cooking-dish used for boiling.

When used as verbs, casserole means to cook like, or as, a casserole, whereas stew means to cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.


check bellow for the other definitions of Casserole and Stew

  1. Casserole as a noun:

    A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

  2. Casserole as a noun:

    Food, such as a stew, cooked in such a dish.

  1. Casserole as a verb (transitive):

    To cook like, or as, a casserole; to stew.

  1. Stew as a noun (obsolete):

    A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.

  2. Stew as a noun (now, _, historical):

    A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.

  3. Stew as a noun (archaic):

    A brothel.

  4. Stew as a noun (obsolete):

    A prostitute.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir A. Weldon"

  5. Stew as a noun (uncountable, countable):

    A dish cooked by stewing.

  6. Stew as a noun (Sussex):

    A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.

  7. Stew as a noun (US, regional):

    An artificial bed of oysters.

  8. Stew as a noun (slang):

    A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.

    Examples:

    "to be in a stew'"

  1. Stew as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative):

    To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole."

    "The meat is stewing nicely."

  2. Stew as a verb (transitive):

    To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.

  3. Stew as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.

  4. Stew as a verb (intransitive, figuratively):

    To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

  1. Stew as a noun:

    A steward or stewardess on an airplane.