fricassee
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have fricasseedperfect
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has fricasseedperfect 3rd person singular
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is fricasseeingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are fricasseeingprogressive
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am fricasseeingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been fricasseeingperfect progressive
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has been fricasseeingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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fricasseessingular 3rd person
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fricasseeingparticiple
Past
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had fricasseedperfect
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had been fricasseeingperfect progressive
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was fricasseeingprogressive singular
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were fricasseeingprogressive plural
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fricasseedparticiple
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fricasseedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of fricassee
1560–70; < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of fricasser to cook chopped food in its own juice, probably equivalent to fri ( re ) to fry 1 + casser to break, crack (< Latin quassāre to shake, damage, batter); compare, however, dial. fricâssié, perhaps with a reflex of Vulgar Latin *coāctiāre, verbal derivative of Latin coāctus compressed, condensed, past participle of cōgere; see cogent
Vocabulary lists containing fricassee
Example Sentences
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Fricassee sandwiches sold on the street get a generous dollop, as do bowls of lablabi, the widely popular chickpea stew served over pieces of day-old bread.
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2017
This will make a good brown Fricassee; and serve it up with a garnish of Lemon sliced, Barberries pickled, some raspings of Bread lifted, and toasted before the Fire.
From The Country Housewife and Lady's Director in the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm by Bradley, Richard
Being very hungry I desired a Fricassee which the landlord undertaking managed so contrary to my notion of Cookery that I hastened to Bed superless.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
I, II, 301 Fillets of, en papillotes, 274; à la Horly, 277, 283 Fricassee of, 287, 299 Fried, Nos.
From How to Cook Fish by Reed, Myrtle
The bar-keeper said, oracularly, as he leaned forward to wipe his counter with a napkin, "Fricassee chicken."
From A Modern Instance by Howells, William Dean
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