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daube

American  
[dohb] / doʊb /

noun

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

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


daube British  
/ dəʊb /

noun

  1. a braised meat stew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

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 dub 1

Example Sentences

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Many traditional stews are built without it: a Central American jocón, a West African mafe and a Provençal daube all skip browning and rely on other ingredients to deepen their flavors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Along with steaks in various cuts, he is executing favorites like steak tartare, leeks vinaigrette, salade lyonnaise, daube de boeuf and, for the cold season, choucroute garnie.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020

Buy the ingredients at the market in the morning and have the daube the same day for lunch or dinner.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2018

The next owner won’t have to work hard to imagine the Childs’ life there, as Julia’s kitchen remains largely intact since the last meal she cooked there, a typically Provençale boeuf en daube, in 1992.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2015

Turkey, to boil 173 —— with oysters ib. —— à la daube ib. ——, roasted, delicate gravy for 174 —— or veal stuffing ib.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

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