cataplana

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese cataplana, of uncertain origin. === Noun === cataplana (plural cataplanas) A metal clamshell cooking dish from Portugal, used to cook certain seafood. It can be sealed using a clamp on either side of the assembly. Any food cooked or served in such a dish. ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cataplana f (plural cataplanas) (Portuguese cuisine) cataplana (metal container used to cook seafood) (Portuguese cuisine) cataplana (food cooked or served in a cataplana) === Further reading === “cataplana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cataplana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026