ragoût
English edit
Noun edit
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 edit
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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French ragoût.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ragoût
Declension edit
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. |
Further reading edit
- “ragoût”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French ragoûter (“awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”) from Latin gustus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ragoût m (plural ragoûts)
Descendants edit
- → Danish: ragout
- → English: ragout
- → Finnish: ragoût
- → German: Ragout
- → Italian: ragù
- → Norman: ragoût
- → Portuguese: ragu
- → Russian: рагу́ n (ragú)
- → Spanish: ragú
Further reading edit
- “ragoût”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ragoût m (plural ragoûts)