fricassee

fric·as·see

a dish consisting of meat cut into pieces, stewed or fried, and served in a sauce of its own gravy

Origin of fricassee

French fricassée, feminine past participle of fricasser, to cut up and fry from frire, fry + casser, to break: see cashier

transitive verb

-·seed′, -·see′ing

to prepare (meat) by this method

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fricassee

noun

Poultry or meat cut into pieces and stewed in gravy.

transitive verb

fric·as·seed, fric·as·see·ing, fric·as·sees

To prepare (poultry or meat) by cutting into pieces and stewing in gravy.

Origin of fricassee

French fricassée from Old French from feminine past participle of fricasser to fricassee probably frire to fry ( from Latin frīgere to roast, fry ) casser to break, crack ( from Latin quassāre to shake, shatter ; see squash ². ) or Vulgar Latin coāctiāre to press together ( from Latin coāctus ) ( past participle of cōgere to drive or bring together ; see cogent . )

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Noun

(plural fricassees)

meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present fricassees, present participle fricasseeing, simple past and past participle fricasseed)

to cook meat or poultry in this manner

Origin

From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb)

See also: fricassée

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