ratatouille
noun
ra·ta·tou·ille ˌra-ˌta-ˈtwē 
ˌrä-ˌtä-,
-ˈtü-ē
: a seasoned stew made of eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, squash, and sometimes meat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One highlight was making ratatouille — again, inspired by a movie. 
Beni Marquez, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Everyone enjoyed a lunch of ratatouille and chocolate mouse at a table adorned with grapefruit-sized peonies and dahlias. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Romeo is from the street in Paris that hosted the famous Gusteau's Restaurant, home of Remy's fantastic ratatouille. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 Among so many heavy hitters featuring beef and poultry in the French culinary tradition, there is still one famous entrée suitable for vegetarians: ratatouille. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 Like the summer succotash of the American South or the ratatouille of France, vignarola is a vegetable stew that, in its ideal form, is radiant with freshness. Bee Wilson, WSJ, 14 May 2022 That would include smaller cuts such as lamb chops, which will be served with ratatouille. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022 The ratatouille, a canonical medley of stewed vegetables, involves sautéing coarsely cut garlic, onions, eggplant, zucchini, tricolor bell peppers, and heirloom tomatoes before combining them with various herbs in a rich, floral mélange. David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 The ratatouille involves sautéing coarsely cut garlic, onions, eggplant, zucchini, tricolor bell peppers, and heirloom tomatoes before combining them with herbs in a rich, floral mélange. David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 See More
Beni Marquez, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Everyone enjoyed a lunch of ratatouille and chocolate mouse at a table adorned with grapefruit-sized peonies and dahlias. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022 Romeo is from the street in Paris that hosted the famous Gusteau's Restaurant, home of Remy's fantastic ratatouille. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 Among so many heavy hitters featuring beef and poultry in the French culinary tradition, there is still one famous entrée suitable for vegetarians: ratatouille. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 Like the summer succotash of the American South or the ratatouille of France, vignarola is a vegetable stew that, in its ideal form, is radiant with freshness. Bee Wilson, WSJ, 14 May 2022 That would include smaller cuts such as lamb chops, which will be served with ratatouille. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022 The ratatouille, a canonical medley of stewed vegetables, involves sautéing coarsely cut garlic, onions, eggplant, zucchini, tricolor bell peppers, and heirloom tomatoes before combining them with various herbs in a rich, floral mélange. David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 The ratatouille involves sautéing coarsely cut garlic, onions, eggplant, zucchini, tricolor bell peppers, and heirloom tomatoes before combining them with herbs in a rich, floral mélange. David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "dish of chopped food, stew" (18th century), noun derivative crossing ratouiller "to agitate (water), stir, shake" and tatouiller "to shake, beat, handle excessively," both expressive forms of touiller "to stir," going back to Old French tooillier "to agitate, stir up, soil" — more at toil entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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