panpan /pæn/ noun 
► pan
► pan a round metal container with low sides and a handle, that you cook food in: Mom made scrambled eggs in the frying pan. You can heat the sauce in a small pan. ➔ A pan can also be a flat metal container with low sides for baking: Pour the cake batter in a pan and place it in the oven.
► pot a round metal container with high sides that you cook things in: There was a big pot of soup on the stove.
► dish a special container used for cooking food in an oven: Arrange the chicken in the bottom of a baking dish before adding the potatoes and sauce. ➔ A dish is also something you eat your food from: Put the dishes on the table, and get some knives, spoons, and forks for everyone.
➔ see plate