stew
1[ stoo, styoo ]
/ stu, styu /
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verb (used with object)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
verb (used without object)
noun
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Idioms about stew
stew in one's own juice, to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.
Origin of stew
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English steuen, stuwe “to take a sweat bath,” from Middle French estuver, verbal derivative of estuve “sweat room of a bath”; see origin at stove1
synonym study for stew
1. See boil1.
OTHER WORDS FROM stew
stew·a·ble, adjectiveOther definitions for stew (2 of 2)
Origin of stew
2An Americanism dating back to 1970–1975; shortening of steward or stewardess
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British Dictionary definitions for stew (1 of 2)
stew1
/ (stjuː) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for stew
C14 stuen to take a very hot bath, from Old French estuver, from Vulgar Latin extūfāre (unattested), from ex- 1 + (unattested) tūfus vapour, from Greek tuphos
British Dictionary definitions for stew (2 of 2)
stew2
/ (stjuː) /
noun British
a fishpond or fishtank
an artificial oyster bed
Word Origin for stew
C14: from Old French estui, from estoier to shut up, confine, ultimately from Latin studium study
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