ragout

ra·gout

ragout

a highly seasoned stew of meat and vegetables

Origin of ragout

French ragoût from ragoûter, to revive the appetite of from re-, re- + à ( from Classical Latin ad), to + goût ( from Classical Latin gustus), taste: see gusto

transitive verb

-·gouted′ , -·gout′ing

to make into a ragout

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ragout

noun

A well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables.
A mixture of diverse elements.

Origin of ragout

French ragoût from ragoûter to revive the taste from Old French ragouster re- re- a- to ( from Latin ad- ; see ad- . ) gost taste ( from Latin gustus ; see geus- in Indo-European roots.)

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