pan
Definitions of pan
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picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projectortypes:diapositivaa transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projectorgastos generalesa transparency for use with an overhead projector
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a very thin form of gold foilsynonyms: pan de oro
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then bakedtypes:pan negrodark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or waterpan de canelabread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisinsgalletaa thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweetmadalenaround, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eatenpan de ajoFrench or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the ovenhostiaa technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communionpan de cebollabread containing finely minced onionspan de pasasbread containing raisinspan de centenoany of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flourpan tostadoslices of bread that have been toastedgalletathin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)pan blancobread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flourpitausually small round bread that can open into a pocket for fillingbiscoteslice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crispmolletea sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped panbriochea light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweetgalletasmall round bread leavened with baking-powder or sodagalleta saladaa cracker sprinkled with salt before bakinggalleta saladaglazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knotpastel de carnea baked loaf of ground meat
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