daube

[ dohb ]

/ doʊb /

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noun

a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.

the pot or casserole in which such a stew is cooked.

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Origin of daube

1715–25; <French (spelling by association with dauber to daub) <Italian dobba<Catalan (a la) adoba stewed, derivative of adobar to spice, originally to prepare, arrange, ultimately <Germanic *dubban to strike; see dub¹

Words nearby daube

datum plane, datura, DATV, dau., daub, daube, daubery, Daubigny, daud, Daudet, dauerschlaf

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How to use daube in a sentence

This daube recipe is a perfect example of how I love to cook.
5 Recipes From Suzanne Goin|Cookstr.com|January 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Daube, his opinion of Grotius's treatise of the rights of war and peace, 113.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius|Jean Lvesque de Burigny
It corresponds to the French daube and is prepared in Italy in many different ways.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile
They reached Lake Daube, whose broad, frozen surface extended to the bottom of the valley.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant

French a-la-mode beef, or beef a-la-daube, is prepared as above, but stewed slowly all night in lard.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza Leslie
Stewed beef is called also daube or braised beef, but it is the same.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks|Pierre Blot

British Dictionary definitions for daube

daube

/ (dəʊb) /

noun

a braised meat stew

Word Origin for daube

from French

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