Usage Note
Ragoût is a slow-cooked meat and vegetable stew, a classic of French home cooking. The accent on the u (û) reflects an old dropped s (ragousts in earlier French). The verb ragoûter once meant 'to restore appetite' — giving the dish its name — though the verb is now archaic. The plural is ragoûts.
Examples
"Elle prépare un ragoût d'agneau pour ce soir."
Natural Translation
She is preparing a lamb stew for tonight.
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