fricassee

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
  • Verb:
    make a fricassee of by cooking

Word Origin

fricassee (n.)
1560s, from Middle French fricassée, noun use of fem. past participle of fricasser "mince and cook in sauce" (15c.), which is of uncertain origin. Perhaps a compound from elements related to or altered by Middle French frire "to fry" (see fry (v.)) and casser, quasser "to break, cut up" (see quash (v.)). As a verb, from 1650s.

Example

1. Match with porcini fricassee or lobster gratin .
2. Many episodes were actually a fricassee of archive footage spiced with more recent shots .
3. Roasted black cod fish steak with tomato fondue , artichoke fricassee and delicate potato mash .

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