1. [n]  a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions
2. [n]  a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes

RAMEQUIN is a 8 letter word that starts with R.

1. \Ram"e*quin\, n. [F.]
   The porcelian or earthen mold in which ramequins are baked
   and served, by extension, any dish so used.
   
   

2. \Ram"e*quin\, n. [F.] (Cookery)
   A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served
   on bread. [Written also {ramekin}.]