ragù

American  

[rah-goo, ra-goo] / rɑˈgu, ræˈgu /

noun

Italian.

1. a rich, slow-cooked sauce for pasta consisting primarily of meat.

   a sausage and tomato ragù.

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Etymology

Origin of ragù

1955–60; < Italian, from French ragoût ragout ( def. )

Example Sentences

Visitors to Puglia, a major producer of durum wheat, can try handmade pastas in a variety of shapes, paired with broccoli rabe, sea urchin and even a horse ragù.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

I chose dried spaghettoni—or thick spaghetti—that the chef combined with a thick, dark and sublime octopus ragù.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

At the center of that deliriously hopeful dinner is the aforementioned timpano: a hulking, drum-shaped marvel filled with layers of pasta, meatballs, salami, hard-boiled eggs, cheese and ragù.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

They have a ragù as well as a rigatoni that’s tasty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

Mapo ragù is kind of Korean, kind of Chinese and kind of Italian.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022