fricassee
/ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/
fricassee noun: meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
Noun
fricassee (plural fricassees)
- Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
- I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a...1729, Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal
Verb
fricassee (third-person singular simple present fricassees, present participle fricasseeing, simple past and past participle fricasseed)
- To cook meat or poultry in this manner.
- Just now I'm waiting for Tony Goodwin [the publisher] to arrive, casseroling a rabbit, fricasseeing it actually, listening to Revolver on the record player and the gale stripping the olive trees outside, and answering my correspondence, when […]1999, Peter Craven, The Best Australian Essays 1999, Black Inc., →ISBN, page 16
fricassee meaning in Tamil
fricassee in Tamil
- அரிந்து பொரித்த இறைச்சியாக்கு
Forms of fricassee
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fricassees |
| alternative form | fricassée |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fricassees |
| present participle | fricasseeing |
| past participle | fricasseed |
| past | fricasseed |
Origin of fricassee
From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb).
Words that rhyme with fricassee
Questions about fricassee
- What does fricassee mean?
- Fricassee means meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
- What is fricassee in Tamil?
- Fricassee in Tamil is அரிந்து பொரித்த இறைச்சியாக்கு. See Fricassee meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fricassee?
- Fricassee can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce fricassee?
- Fricassee is pronounced /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fricassee?
- The plural of fricassee is fricassees.
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