ratatouille
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ratatouille
- /ɹæt.əˈtuː.i/
- /ɹæt.əˈtwiː/
Rhymes with -uːi, -iː
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French ratatouille, from Occitan ratatolha (ratatouille is a dish originally from Nice, and is also found in Provence), French form from diminutive prefix tat- + touiller (“to stir”), from Latin tudiculō (“grind, mix”), from tudes (“hammer”), from Proto-Indo-European *tud-, from *(s)tewd-.
noun ratatouilles
- A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant. I expected the open-air markets, but defrosted bouillabaisse and canned ratatouille weren’t what I imagined to be staples of Parisian culinary life. Yet they’ve become mainstays.
verb ratatouilles · ratatouilling · ratatouilled
- To control someone as though they were a puppet. You know that worm in R.F.K. Junior's brain that we all assume has been ratatouilling him around this whole time?
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noun traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish
| Español | pisto |
|---|---|
| Français | ratatouille |
| Deutsch | Ratatouille |
| Русский | ратату́й ratatúj |
Talk about this word "ratatouille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ratatouille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ratatouille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ratatouille "ratatouille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ratatouille.Cite this
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