savory stew
- noun
- /ˈseɪvəri stu/
- US
:
estofado sabroso
- When I returned home, Elka would have a savory stew simmering on the stove and a crisp salad in the refrigerator.
Examples
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So she had prepared savory stews in an effort to entice her mother-in-law's appetite.
Fiction book (2001) -
On cold winter nights, a warm bowl of savory stew is the perfect comfort food.
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The chef prepared a delicious savory stew filled with tender meat and fresh vegetables.
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At the family gathering, everyone enjoyed the rich flavor of the homemade savory stew.
Synonyms
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1.0
A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
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9.9
A thick soup or stew made from vegetables and sometimes meat, often eaten in the past
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2.7
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
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2.7
A thick, filling soup with meat and vegetables, often with beans or rice
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3.3
A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
A thick soup with meat and vegetables
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are directly descriptive: 'savory' means seasoned/appetizing and 'stew' denotes a simmered meat-and-vegetable dish, so their combination yields a seasoned simmered dish. This is a fully compositional, cross-linguistically common modifier+noun pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
The compound savory stew comes from two simple ideas: savory meaning 'tasty' and full of spices, and stew meaning food cooked slowly in a pot. The picture of meat and vegetables simmering together until the smells are rich explains why it means 'a hot, flavorful dish made by slow cooking'.