stew

Pronunciation

• (AU) IPA ^(key): /stʃʉː/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /stjuː/ or /stʃuː/
• (US) enPR: sto͞o, IPA ^(key): /stu/

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Noun

Singular stew

Plural stews

1. (uncountable) Stew is a dish that is made with meat and/or vegetables cooked in liquid.
2. (by extension) A stew is an add-on to staple foods such as rice and pasta, usually in the form of soup, vegetables etc.

Verb

Plain form stew

Third-person singular stews

Past tense stewed

Past participle stewed

Present participle stewing

1. (transitive & intransitive) (cooking) If you stew something, it means that you cook by slowly boiling or simmering.

   I'm going to stew some meat.

   The meat is stewing nicely.

2. (transitive) If you stew tea, it means that you brewed it for too long that the flavour becomes too strong.

Related words

• braise
• simmer