Scouse stew
- noun
- /skaʊs stuː/
- UK
:
estofado scouse
- My mother makes a delicious Scouse stew every winter to warm us up.
Examples
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The pub near the station is famous for its traditional Scouse stew.
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After a long day, all he wanted was a hot plate of Scouse stew.
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I love Scouse stew on cold winter nights.
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Have you ever tried Scouse stew?
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On chilly evenings, my grandmother always serves a hearty bowl of Scouse stew packed with meat and vegetables.
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The café in Liverpool specializes in traditional dishes, and their Scouse stew is a must-try for every visitor.
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Every Sunday, my family enjoys a comforting meal of Scouse stew, filled with tender meat and fresh vegetables.
Synonyms
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A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
A thick meat and vegetable stew from Liverpool often eaten as a hot family meal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines a specific dish name 'Scouse' with the general noun 'stew', so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a particular type of meat-and-vegetable stew. This follows a common place/name + food-noun pattern (regionally specific but compositionally obvious), so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Scouse stew may come from an old sailor dish called 'lobscouse' that workers and sailors in Liverpool often ate. So, Scouse stew now means Liverpool's traditional meat-and-vegetable stew.