ragout
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of ragout
1650–60; < French ragoût, derivative of ragoûter to restore the appetite of, equivalent to r ( e ) - re- + á (< Latin ad to) + goût (< Latin gustus taste)
Explanation
A ragout is a savory dish with chunks of meat and vegetables cooked together into a stew. An authentic ragout is cooked very slowly at a low heat. A ragout is essentially the same as a stew, except that most recipes for ragout are originally French, and often the meat and vegetables are cut into smaller pieces than in a typical stew. Ragouts vary in flavor and ingredients — you can skip the meat and make a vegetarian ragout, for example. In French, it's ragoût, from the Middle French ragoûter, "awaken the appetite," which has the root goût, or "taste."
Vocabulary lists containing ragout
"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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Example Sentences
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It includes a dizzying array of dishes like faux brisket; gefilte "no" fish; matzo lasagna with tomato ragout and plant-starch cheese; potato onion kugel; and frosted chocolate deli cake.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
The inventive menu features fermented dosa with potatoes and red lentils; smoked steelhead trout; wild mushroom ragout with buckwheat spaetzle and fenugreek pesto; and bavette steak with local potatoes and masala butter.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
The refined sides: very thin slices of tasty country ham from Tails & Trotters and, recently, a summer vegetable ragout including lots of lobster mushrooms.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
Rachael Ray Bob Saget; Thanksgiving leftovers; eggplant and sausage ragout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2017
The ragout was black and detestable, but hunger made it seem delicious.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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