chafing dish vs cookware

chafing dish and cookware both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chafing dish	Yes	No	No	No
cookware	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cookware is a hypernym of chafing dish; that is, cookware is a word with a broader meaning than chafing dish:

chafing dish: a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table
cookware: a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

Other hypernyms of chafing dish include cooking utensil.

chafing dish (noun)	cookware (noun)
a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table	a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking