fricassee
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fricassee
- /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/ US, UK
- /fɹɪ.kəˈsiː/ US, UK
- /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌseɪ/ UK, also
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb).
noun fricassees · fricassée
- Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a ragous
verb fricassees · fricasseeing · fricasseed · fricassée
- To cook meat or poultry in this manner. Just now I'm waiting for Tony Goodwin [the publisher] to arrive, casseroling a rabbit, fricasseeing it actually, listening to Revolver on the record player and the gale stripping the olive trees outside, and answering my correspondence, when […]
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Talk about this word "fricassee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fricassee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fricassee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fricassee "fricassee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fricassee.Cite this
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title = {fricassee},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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