ragout

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See also: Ragout, ragoût, and rag out

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French ragoût. Compare ragù of the same origin, borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹæˈɡuː/, /ˈɹæɡuː/
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  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ragout (countable and uncountable, plural ragouts)

  1. a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
  2. (by extension) any stew, soup, or sauce

Translations

Verb

ragout (third-person singular simple present ragouts, present participle ragouting, simple past and past participle ragouted)

  1. (transitive) To prepare (food) as a ragout.

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ragoût.

Pronunciation

Noun

ragout c (singular definite ragouten or ragout'en, plural indefinite ragouter or ragout'er)

  1. ragout

Inflection