beef stew
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- noun
- /biːf stuː/
- For dinner, we enjoyed a warm bowl of beef stew with carrots and potatoes.
- beef stew dinner
- pot of beef stew
- beef stew with vegetables
Examples
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The too-quiet flat had a wonderful aroma of beef stew.
Fiction book (1997) -
In this place I recommend the beef stew.
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- I hope you like beef stew.
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Oh, I love beef stew.
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We'll open a can of beef stew and heat it.
Fiction book (1991) -
I am especially looking forward to the beef stew, which is a family favorite.
Blog text (24) -
I'm sorry, but I asked for the beef stew.
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Wherever we take him, if the restaurant has beef stew on the menu, he orders it.
Academic text (2005) -
I made the taco soup last night and the beef stew tonight; both were a big hit in my house!
Blog text (24) -
It's tasty and not some mushy beef stew or salty lasagna you may have tried while camping.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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A dish of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
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A thick spicy stew with meat and beans often made with hot peppers
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A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
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A thick soup or stew made from vegetables and sometimes meat, often eaten in the past
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A thick, filling soup with meat and vegetables, often with beans or rice
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A thick dish people make from whatever meat and vegetables they have
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A thick stew of beef and paprika slowly cooked for a rich, warm meal
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A French dish of beef cooked slowly in red wine with mushrooms and onions
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A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot
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A hot dish where meat and vegetables cook slowly in a tasty liquid
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A French beef stew cooked with red wine, mushrooms, and onions
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A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
A thick soup with meat and vegetables
How Tender
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'beef stew' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'beef' (meat from a cow) with 'stew' (a dish simmered with meat and vegetables): it denotes a stew made with beef. This simple noun–noun food compound follows common compositional patterns (cross-linguistically frequent) and contains no metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Beef stew comes from a simple, literal image: pieces of beef are slowly cooked in a pot with vegetables until tender and tasty, so the phrase means a slow-cooked beef and vegetable dish.