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ra·gout
(ră-go͞o′)n.
1. A well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables.
2. A mixture of diverse elements.
[French ragoût, from ragoûter, to revive the taste, from Old French ragouster : re-, re- + a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + gost, taste (from Latin gustus; see geus- in Indo-European roots).]
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ragout
(ræˈɡuː)n
(Cookery) a richly seasoned stew of meat or poultry and vegetables
vb, -gouts (-ˈɡuːz) , -gouting (-ˈɡuːɪŋ) or -gouted (-ˈɡuːd)
(Cookery) (tr) to make into a ragout
[C17: from French, from ragoûter to stimulate the appetite again, from ra- re- + goûter from Latin gustāre to taste]
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ra•gout
(ræˈgu)n.
a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
[1650–60; < French ragoût, n. derivative of ragoûter to restore the appetite of]
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ragout
Past participle: ragouted
Gerund: ragouting
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Noun | 1. | ragout - well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables salmi - ragout of game in a rich sauce |
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ragout
ragoûtraguu
ragu
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ragout
n (Cook) → Ragout nt
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