ragoût
English
Noun
ragoût (countable and uncountable, plural ragoûts)
- Alternative spelling of ragout.
- 1863, Edmond [François Valentin] About, [unknown, transl.], “The Notary’s Nose”, in Bentley’s Miscellany, volume LIV, London: Chapman and Hall, […], page 306:
- “You had better go speak to him about it, then,” said the feminine concoctor of ragoûts, smacking her lips as if in the act of tasting a stew.
- 1870 December 10, “The Ombibus Dinner”, in Charles Dickens, Jun., editor, All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal., volume V, London: […] Messrs. Chapman and Hall, […], published 1871, page 43, column 1:
- Do they take to the cooking of horseflesh in ragoûts, emincés, and cheval à la mode without a tinge of disgust?
- 1883, E[llen] C[harlotte] Hope-Edwardes, Azahar. Extracts from a Journal in Spain in 1881-82., London: Richard Bentley and Son, […]; Shrewsbury: A. Chancellor, […], page 132:
- It was at the opposite table, where W⸺ and other servants were dining, sitting up on its nurse’s knees, eating ragoût, and taking sips of red wine, as a preparation for its night in the train.
- 2004, Bonnie J. Slotnick, “Delmonico’s”, in Andrew F. Smith, editor, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, volumes 1 (A–J), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 380:
- In 1831 the Delmonicos hired a French chef, who prepared potages, ragoûts, and other hot dishes; […]
Verb
ragoût (third-person singular simple present ragoûts, present participle ragoûting, simple past and past participle ragoûted)
- Alternative spelling of ragout.
- 1816, John Simpson, A Complete System of Cookery, on a Plan Entirely New; Consisting of an Extensive and Original Collection of Receipts, in Cookery, Confectionary, etc. […], London: […] W. Stewart, […]; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, […]; Gale and Fenner, […], page 497:
- A Breast of Veal Ragoûted.
- 1827, a Lady, Domestic Economy, and Cookery, for Rich and Poor; Containing an Account of the Best English, Scotch, French, Oriental, and Other Foreign Dishes; […], London: […] Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, […], page 414:
- The hind quarters may be fricaséed, ragoûted, or done in a timbale or casserole, with any of the fine herb seasoning, and served as a first-course dish; […]
- 1858, an association of heads of families and men of science, The Household Encyclopædia; or, Family Dictionary of Everything Connected with Housekeeping and Domestic Medicine; […], volume I, London: W. Kent & Co., […]; Winchester: Hugh Barclay, […], page 463, column 1:
- EGGS, RAGOÛTED.
- 1908 September, S[arah] T[yson] Rorer, “What Nature Really Intended Us to Eat”, in Edward W[illiam] Bok, editor, The Ladies’ Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Curtis Publishing Company, page 40, column 2:
- But I would like them to substitute fruits and bread and butter for pies as well as cakes; to cook simply; to bake, boil or stew their potatoes, instead of wasting time and fire on croquettes or fries; to boil, broil or roast meats, instead of frying and ragoûting them; to serve nice green vegetables, simply boiled in salt water, instead of stewing them for hours with fat meats.
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French ragoût.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑɡuː/, [ˈrɑ̝ɡuː]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡuː
Noun
ragoût
Declension
| Inflection of ragoût (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | ragoût | ragoût’t | |
| genitive | ragoût’n | ragoût’iden ragoût’itten | |
| partitive | ragoût’ta | ragoût’ita | |
| illative | ragoût’hun | ragoût’ihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ragoût | ragoût’t | |
| accusative | nom. | ragoût | ragoût’t |
| gen. | ragoût’n | ||
| genitive | ragoût’n | ragoût’iden ragoût’itten | |
| partitive | ragoût’ta | ragoût’ita | |
| inessive | ragoût’ssa | ragoût’issa | |
| elative | ragoût’sta | ragoût’ista | |
| illative | ragoût’hun | ragoût’ihin | |
| adessive | ragoût’lla | ragoût’illa | |
| ablative | ragoût’lta | ragoût’ilta | |
| allative | ragoût’lle | ragoût’ille | |
| essive | ragoût’na | ragoût’ina | |
| translative | ragoût’ksi | ragoût’iksi | |
| abessive | ragoût’tta | ragoût’itta | |
| instructive | — | ragoût’in | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “ragoût”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
French
Etymology
From Middle French ragoûter (“awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”) from Latin gustus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.ɡu/
Audio: (file)
Noun
ragoût m (plural ragoûts)
Descendants
- → Danish: ragout
- → English: ragout
- → Finnish: ragoût
- → German: Ragout
- → Italian: ragù
- → Norman: ragoût
- → Portuguese: ragu
- → Russian: рагу́ n (ragú)
- → Spanish: ragú
Further reading
- “ragoût”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Noun
ragoût m (plural ragoûts)