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ragout

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ra·gout  (r-g)
n.
A well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables.

[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).]

ragout [ræˈguː]
n
(Cookery) a richly seasoned stew of meat or poultry and vegetables
vb -gouts [-ˈguːz] -gouting [-ˈguːɪŋ] -gouted [-ˈguːd]
(Cookery) (tr) to make into a ragout
[from French, from ragoûter to stimulate the appetite again, from ra- re- + goûter from Latin gustāre to taste]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
ragout [ræˈguː] Nguisado m
ragout [ræˈguː] nragoût m
rag rug ntapis m en lirette
ragout
n (Cook) → Ragout nt


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Hurst, by whom Elizabeth sat, he was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards; who, when he found her to prefer a plain dish to a ragout, had nothing to say to her.
Nought, my sire, save that I have heard men say that there is a dish named an olla which is prepared there, though I have never been clear in my mind as to whether it was but a ragout such as is to be found in the south, or whether there is some seasoning such as fennel or garlic which is peculiar to Spain.
And THIS is what I wished to have" (laying his hand on my shoulder): "this young girl, who stands so grave and quiet at the mouth of hell, looking collectedly at the gambols of a demon, I wanted her just as a change after that fierce ragout.
 
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