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stew (st

, sty

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v. stewed, stew·ing, stews

v.tr.

To cook (food) by simmering or boiling slowly.

v.intr.

1. To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering. See Synonyms at boil¹.

2. Informal To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.

3. Informal To be in a state of anxiety or agitation. See Synonyms at brood.

a. A dish cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat or fish and vegetables with stock.

b. A mixture likened to this dish.

2. Informal Mental agitation: in a stew over the lost keys.

3. Archaic A brothel. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English stewen, to bathe in a steam bath, stew, from Old French estuver, possibly from Vulgar Latin *extpre, *extfre, to bathe, evaporate : Latin ex-, ex- + Vulgar Latin *tfus, hot vapor (from Greek tphos, fever; see typhus).]

stewy adj.

stew¹

1. (Cookery)

a. a dish of meat, fish, or other food, cooked by stewing

b. (as modifier) stew pot

2. Informal a difficult or worrying situation or a troubled state (esp in the phrase in a stew)

3. a heterogeneous mixture a stew of people of every race

4. (usually plural) Archaic a brothel

5. Obsolete a public room for hot steam baths

1. (Cookery) to cook or cause to cook by long slow simmering

2. (intr) Informal to be troubled or agitated

3. (intr) Informal to be oppressed with heat or crowding

4. (Cookery) to cause (tea) to become bitter or (of tea) to become bitter through infusing for too long

stew in one's own juice to suffer unaided the consequences of one's actions

[C14 stuen to take a very hot bath, from Old French estuver, from Vulgar Latin extūfāre (unattested), from ex-¹ + (unattested) tūfus vapour, from Greek tuphos]

stew²

n Brit

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a fishpond or fishtank

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) an artificial oyster bed

[from Old French estui, from estoier to shut up, confine, ultimately from Latin studium study]

Stew layers of oysters in an artificial oyster bed; a cooked dish consisting of meat and other vegetables; a breeding place for pheasants—Wilkes.

Examples: stew of oysters, 1817; of pheasants, 1888.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	stew - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" fret, swither, lather, sweat agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	2.	stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" pottage - a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat bigos - a Polish stew of cabbage and meat Brunswick stew - spicy southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes burgoo - thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States olla podrida, Spanish burgoo - Spanish version of burgoo Irish burgoo, mulligan, mulligan stew - Irish version of burgoo chicken purloo, purloo, poilu - thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. goulash, gulyas, Hungarian goulash - a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika hotchpotch - a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables hot pot, hotpot - a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot Irish stew - meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions oyster stew - oysters in cream lobster stew - diced lobster meat in milk or cream lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse - a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors fish stew - a stew made with fish fricassee - pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings beef stew - a stew made with beef ragout - well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables ratatouille - a vegetable stew; usually made with tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, and seasonings pot-au-feu - traditional French stew of vegetables and beef slumgullion - a thin stew of meat and vegetables
Verb	1.	stew - be in a huff; be silent or sullen grizzle, brood pout, sulk, brood - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
	2.	stew - bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings grudge resent - feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers"
	3.	stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" jug - stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit"

stew

noun

hash, goulash, ragout, olla, olio, olla podrida She served him a bowl of beef stew.

verb

1. braise, boil, simmer, casserole Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp.

2. worry, suffer, be anxious, obsess, brood, fret, agonize, feel uneasy, go through the mill, be in anguish I'd rather let him stew.

in a stew (Informal) troubled, concerned, anxious, worried, fretting, in a panic, in a lather (informal) Highly charged emotions have you in a stew.

Translations

stew [stjuː]

A. N

1. (Culin) → estofado m, guisado m (esp LAm)

2. to be in a stew → sudar la gota gorda

B. VT [+ meat] → estofar, guisar(esp LAm); [+ fruit] → cocer, hacer una compota de; [+ tea] → dejar que se repose
stewed apples → compota f de manzanas

C. VI [tea] → quedarse reposando demasiado
to let sb stew in his/her own juice → dejar a algn que cueza en su propia salsa

D. CPD stew meat N (US) → carne f de vaca
stew pan, stew pot N → cazuela f, cacerola f, puchero m

stew [ˈstjuː]

(= food) → ragoût m

vt [+ food] → faire mijoter

vi → mijoter

stew

→ Eintopf m ? Irish stew

(inf) to be in a stew (over something) (→ über etw (acc) → or wegen etw) (ganz) aufgeregt sein

(obs, = brothel) → Bordell nt

meat → schmoren; fruit → dünsten; stewed apples → Apfelkompott nt; the tea was stewed → der Tee war bitter geworden

to be stewed (inf: = drunk) → voll sein (inf); to get stewed → sich volllaufen lassen (inf)

vi (meat) → schmoren; (fruit) → dünsten; (inf: tea) → bitter werden; to let somebody stew or to leave somebody to stew (in his/her own juice) → jdn (im eigenen Saft) schmoren lassen

stew [stjuː]

1. n

a. (Culin) → stufato

b. (fig) to be in a stew (about sth) → essere agitato/a (per qc)
to get into a stew (about sth) → mettersi in agitazione (per qc)

2. vt (meat) → stufare, cuocere in umido
stewed fruit → frutta cotta

3. vi (tea) → diventare troppo forte
to let sb stew in his own juice (fig) → lasciar cuocere qn nel suo brodo

stew [stjuː]

1. n

a. (Culin) → stufato

b. (fig) to be in a stew (about sth) → essere agitato/a (per qc)
to get into a stew (about sth) → mettersi in agitazione (per qc)

2. vt (meat) → stufare, cuocere in umido
stewed fruit → frutta cotta

3. vi (tea) → diventare troppo forte
to let sb stew in his own juice (fig) → lasciar cuocere qn nel suo brodo

stew

v stew [stjuː]

to cook (meat, fruit etc) by slowly boiling and simmering She stewed apples; The meat was stewing in the pan. stowe يَطْهو على نارٍ هادِئَه بِطَريقَة الغَلي задушавам dusit småkoge schmoren (σιγο)βράζω hautama آهسته جوشيدن hauduttaa mijoter לְבַשֵל पकाना, सिझाना, उमस से परेशान होना pirjati, dinstati párol; fő merebus sjóða; láta malla cuocere (in umido), stufare とろ火で煮る (고기, 과일 등을) 뭉근한 불로 요리하다 troškinti sautēt; (augļus) vārīt kompotā rebus stoven putre, småkoke dusić cozer a fierbe înăbuşit тушить(ся) dusiť dušiti dinstati låta småkoka (sjuda) เคี่ยว haşlamak 燉，煨 тушкувати(ся), варити(ся) دم پخت کرنا hầm, ninh 炖，煨

(a dish of) stewed meat etc I've made some beef stew. stowevleis يَخْنَه задушено dušené maso sammenkogt ret das Schmorgericht κρέας ψητό της κατσαρόλας hautis خورش muhennos ragoût תַּבשִׁיל בַּשַר दम पुख्त, परेशानी, तालाब, पोखर pirjano meso, jelo párolt hús gulai kássa stufato シチュー 스튜요리 troškinta mėsa, troškinys sautēta gaļa; gaļas sautējums rebusan hutspot lapskaus, ragu, gryterett gulasz guisado tocană тушёное мясо dusené mäso dušeno meso, enolončnica dinstano jelo ragu, gryta อาหารเนื้อซึ่งถูกเคี่ยวและปรุงรส yahni 燉肉 тушковане м'ясо دم پخت گوشت món hầm 炖肉

stew → طعام مطهو بالغلي dušené maso gryderet Eintopf στιφάδο estofado muhennos mijoter varivo stufato シチュー 스튜 hutspot stuing mięso duszone guisado рагу gryta สตูว์ güveç món hầm 炖肉

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