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stew

UK/stjuː/ US/stu/ fairly common informal slang us
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.

agitation resulting from active worry

  • “don”
  • “;”
  • “s in a sweat about exams”
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2.

food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

verb

1.

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

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2.
3.

cook slowly and for a long time in liquid

  • “Stew the vegetables in wine”

Origin

From Middle English stewe, stue, from Anglo-Norman estouve, Old French estuve (“bath, bathhouse”) (modern French étuve), from Medieval Latin stupha, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *extufāre, from ex- + Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”). See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. Compare also Old English stuf-bæþ (“a hot-air bath, vapour bath”); see stove.

Phrases

  • beef stew
  • brown stew
  • brown stew chicken
  • Brunswick stew
  • cowboy stew
  • cream stew
  • Devonshire stew
  • Exeter stew
  • stew in one's juices
  • stew in one's own broth
  • stew in one's own gravy
  • stew in one's own grease

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