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fricassee

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /fɹɪ.kəˈsiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK, also: /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌseɪ/
  • rhymes with -iː

1

noun

Meaning 1

Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cook meat or poultry in this manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stew

Narrower terms: chicken stew, turkey stew

4

verb

Meaning 4

make a fricassee of by cooking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fricassee meats

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cook

History

Etymology

From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viillokki — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • French: fricassée — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Georgian: ფრიკასე (priḳase) — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • German: Frikassee — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Greek: φρικασέ (frikasé) — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Ido: frikasajo — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Ido: frikasita karno — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Norwegian: frikassé — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Polish: frykas — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Portuguese: fricassé — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Portuguese: fricassê — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Russian: фрикасе́ (frikasɛ́) — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Spanish: fricasé — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • Turkish: frikase — meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy
  • German: frikassieren — to cook meat or poultry in this manner
  • Ido: frikasar — to cook meat or poultry in this manner