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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesragout
Native Script:ragoût
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁa.ɡu
"Le ragoût de bœuf mijote doucement dans la cocotte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
"She prepared a hearty beef stew with root vegetables for the cold winter evening."
- 1
To cook or be cooked slowly in liquid at a temperature at or near boiling.
"Let the chunks of beef stew gently for two hours until tender."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'stewen', originating from Old French 'estuver' meaning to bathe or stew, and ultimately stemming from Germanic roots related to heating and steaming. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a heated bathhouse to the culinary preparation of simmering solid food items in liquid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stew" is said worldwide
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ragout
Transliteration: ʁa.ɡu
Script: ragoût
"Le ragoût de bœuf mijote doucement dans la cocotte."
Eintopf
Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌtɔp͡f
"Der Eintopf schmeckt am nächsten Tag noch besser."
stufato
Transliteration: stuˈfaːto
"Lo stufato di carne richiede molte ore di cottura."
estofado
Transliteration: estoˈfaðo
"Mi abuela prepara un estofado de res delicioso."
ensopado
Transliteration: ẽsoˈpadu
"O picadinho de carne é um prato tradicional muito saboroso."
स्टू
Transliteration: stū
"सर्दी के दिनों में गर्म स्टू खाना अच्छा लगता है।"
炖菜
Transliteration: dùncài
"妈妈做了一锅热气腾腾的牛肉炖菜。"
스튜
Transliteration: seutyu
"추운 날씨에는 따뜻한 소고기 스튜가 최고다."
シチュー
Transliteration: shichū
"夕食に温かいビーフシチューを作りました。"
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