"Jaw breaker." A rock cake from the Landes.

"Nutcracker." Hawfinch, gross beak.

"To break", bones, eggs etc.

A dish of a calf's head, feet and stomach baked in an earthenware pot called a casse with white wine. A speciality of Rennes in Brittany.

"Break the crust." To eat, break bread.

A saucepan (not a casserole) or a terra cotta or copper pot with a lid. In England it also refers to the stew like contents, cooked on top of the oven rather than inside. Can also describe a dish made of rice which is shaped like a casserole.

A dish made of rice which is shaped like a casserole after cooking. More commonly describes a saucepan (not a casserole) or a terra cotta or copper pot with a lid.

A small casserole dish, or nice saucepan in which food may be cooked and served.