ragu

See also: ragù, ragú, and ragū

English

Noun

ragu (countable and uncountable, plural ragus)

1. Alternative spelling of ragù.
   • 2007 November 4, “T-Bones and Tea”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     His menu features steaks, lamb and seafood, all served on hot rocks and in sizzling skillets, and homemade pasta dishes like pappardelle with lamb and artichoke ragu, and spaghetti vongole served with a touch of pantelleria red pepper sauce.

Anagrams

• Guar., Gura, Urga, gaur, guar, ruga

Anguthimri

Noun

ragu

1. (Mpakwithi) sandpaper tree
2. (Mpakwithi) prawn

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 188

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraɡu/
• Hyphenation: ra‧gu

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ragu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

ragu (comparative lebih ragu, superlative paling ragu)

1. dubious
   1. undecided, wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion

      Synonym: bimbang

   2. arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion

      Synonyms: sangsi, syak

Derived terms

• keraguan
• meragukan
• peragu
• ragu-ragu

Verb

ragu

1. infinitive, imperative and colloquial of meragu

Further reading

• “ragu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Noun

ragu m

1. inflection of rags:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Old English

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *ragō (“lichen, beard”) and related to Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (whence rough) and Proto-Germanic *rawwō (whence rag), therefore from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewk- (“to pluck”). However compare Russian ракита (rakita, “broom, willow tree”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ɡu/, [ˈrɑ.ɣu]

Noun

ragu f

1. lichen

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ragu	raga, rage
accusative	rage	raga, rage
genitive	rage	raga
dative	rage	ragum

References

• Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “RAGU”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• RAGU - A Thesaurus of Old English, University of Glasgow.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ragoût or Italian ragù.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [haˈɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [haˈɡu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [χaˈɡu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [ʁaˈɣu]

• Hyphenation: ra‧gu

Noun

ragu m (plural ragus)

1. ragout (stew of meat and vegetables)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎɡuː/

Noun

ràgū m (Cyrillic spelling ра̀гӯ)

1. ragout (stew of meat and vegetables)

Declension

Declension of ragu

	singular	plural
nominative	ràgū	ragùi
genitive	ragùa	ragùā
dative	ragùu	ragùima
accusative	ràgū	ragùe
vocative	ràgū	ragùi
locative	ragùu	ragùima
instrumental	ragùom	ragùima

Further reading

• “ragu”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025