steamerpot

noun
UK /ˈstiːməpɒt/
US /ˈstiːmərpɑːt/

A pot with small holes that lets hot steam cook food.

Mom put the dumplings in the steamerpot to cook them.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A pot used to produce steam for heating or power.

The old steamerpot hissed as it built up pressure.

3. A large vessel for boiling or steaming seafood.

They served a whole crab from a giant steamerpot.

4. A covered pot for softening vegetables with steam.

She steamed the broccoli in a small steamerpot.