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ragù

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈɹæ.ɡuː/
  • UK: /ɹæˈɡuː/
  • US: /ɹæˈɡu/
  • US: /ɹɑˈɡu/
  • rhymes with -uː

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.