pot-au-feu
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pot-au-feu
(pô-tō-fœ′)n. pl. pot-au-feu
A French dish of boiled meats and vegetables.
[French : pot, pot + au, on the + feu, fire.]
pot-au-feu
(French pɔtofø)n
1. (Cookery) a traditional French stew of beef and vegetables
2. (Cookery) the large earthenware casserole in which this is cooked
[literally: pot on the fire]
pot-au-feu
(Fr. pɔ toʊˈfœ)n., pl. pot-au-feu.
a dish of boiled meat and vegetables.
[1785–95; < French: literally, pot on the fire]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables |