1. a deep, covered dish used for serving soup or stew at the table

Examples

• The hostess brought out an elegant ceramic tureen filled with butternut squash soup.
• Grandma’s antique tureen had been passed down through three generations.
• The waiter ladled the French onion soup from a large silver tureen.
• She lifted the lid of the tureen to reveal a steaming vegetable stew.
• The restaurant’s signature dish was served in a beautiful porcelain tureen.
• He carefully carried the heavy tureen from the kitchen to the dining room.