ragout
ragout Lexical Profile
ragout Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A richly seasoned stew of meat, fish, or poultry cut into small pieces and cooked slowly with vegetables in a thick sauce.
"The chef prepared a hearty beef ragout simmered with red wine, pearl onions, and wild mushrooms."
• verb
To cook or prepare (meat, fish, or vegetables) in the form of a seasoned stew.
"She decided to ragout the leftover lamb with root vegetables and fresh herbs."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'ragout' (a French-derived stew) with the Italian 'ragù' (a meat-based pasta sauce); although the two words share the same etymological root, they refer to distinct culinary dishes.
• Rhymes for ragout
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from French 'ragoût', from the verb 'ragoûter' ('to revive the taste or appetite'), formed from 're-' ('again') and 'goût' ('taste', from Latin 'gustus').