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ragù

UK/ˈɹæ.ɡuː/US/ɹæˈɡu/

ragù noun: an Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.

Noun

ragù (countable and uncountable, plural ragùs)

  1. An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.

Forms of ragù

pluralragùs
alternative formragu

Origin of ragù

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ragù, from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. Doublet of ragout.

Words that rhyme with ragù

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Questions about ragù

What does ragù mean?
Ragù means an Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.
What part of speech is ragù?
Ragù is a noun.
How do you pronounce ragù?
Ragù is pronounced /ˈɹæ.ɡuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of ragù?
The plural of ragù is ragùs.

Words near ragù in the dictionary

  1. ragworm
  2. ragworms
  3. ragwort
  4. ragworts
  5. ragy
  6. ragù
  7. ragùs
  8. rah
  9. rah-rah
  10. rah-rah skirt
  11. rah-rah skirts

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