FRICASSEE

fricassee

(noun) pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings

fricassee

(verb) make a fricassee of by cooking; “fricassee meats”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fricassee (plural fricassees)

meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

Verb

fricassee (third-person singular simple present fricassees, present participle fricasseeing, simple past and past participle fricasseed)

(transitive, cooking) to cook meat or poultry in this manner

Anagrams

• sfericase

Source: Wiktionary


Fric"as*see`, n. Etym: [F. fricassée, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction.]

Definition: A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy.

Fric"as*see`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fricassed; p. pr. &. vb. n. Fricasseeing.]

Definition: To dress like a fricassee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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