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Irish stew

Irish stew noun: a traditional stew made from lamb or mutton with potatoes, onions, parsley, and sometimes carrots.

irish stew: a traditional stew made from lamb or mutton with potatoes, onions, parsley, and sometimes carrots
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Noun

Irish stew (countable and uncountable, plural Irish stews)

  1. A traditional stew made from lamb or mutton with potatoes, onions, parsley, and sometimes carrots.
    • He said he would show us what could be done up the river in the way of cooking, and suggested that, with the vegetables and the remains of the cold beef and general odds and ends, we should make an Irish stew.1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […]
  2. Synonym of mulligan stew
    Synonyms:
    mulligan stew

Synonyms of Irish stew

Forms of Irish stew

pluralIrish stews

Questions about Irish stew

What does Irish stew mean?
Irish stew means a traditional stew made from lamb or mutton with potatoes, onions, parsley, and sometimes carrots.
What part of speech is Irish stew?
Irish stew is a noun.
What is the plural of Irish stew?
The plural of Irish stew is Irish stews.

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