a white stew made of mutton, lamb, or beef, with potatoes, onions, etc
Irish stew in American English
a stew of meat, orig. mutton, with potatoes, onions, and other vegetables
Irish stew in American English
noun
a stew usually made of mutton, lamb, or beef, with potatoes, onions, etc
Word origin
[1805–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, backlash, makeup, phase, polarization