English Explanatory Dictionary

ragù

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæ.ɡuː/ /ɹæˈɡuː/ /ɹæˈɡu/ /ɹɑˈɡu/

Word forms

ragù ragùs ragu

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus Proto-Italic *gustus Latin gustus Middle French goûtder. Middle French ragoûterder. French ragoûtbor. Italian ragùubor. English 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.

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