单词 | fricassee |
释义 | fricassee /frik'euh see"/, n. , v. , fricasseed, fricasseeing. n. 1. meat, esp. chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock. v.t. 2. to prepare as a fricassee. [1560-70; < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of fricasser to cook chopped food in its own juice, prob. equiv. to fri(re) to FRY + casser to break, crack ( < L quassare to shake, damage, batter); cf., however, dial. fricâssié, perh. with a reflex of VL *coactiare, v. deriv. of L coactus compressed, condensed, ptp. of cogere; see COGENT] |
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