ragù
4.2
A thick Italian meat sauce slow-cooked and served with pasta or polenta
- noun
- /ræˈɡu/
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- We enjoyed homemade ragù made from freshly ground beef and herbs at the Italian restaurant.
Examples
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The chef prepared a delicious ragù with tender meat and slow-cooked tomatoes to serve over pasta.
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Here in Lucca, they make "quadrettoni" - large squares of homemade pasta about 2" square and they serve them with ragù.
Blog text (9) -
For dinner, she made a hearty ragù that simmered all afternoon, filling the kitchen with a rich aroma.
Synonyms
bolognese
vsragù
3
3.2
A meat and tomato sauce served with pasta, often with wide noodles
is thicker and more often slow cooked and also served with polenta
Bolognese pasta sauce
vsragù
2.1
A rich Italian topping for pasta made with ground beef, tomatoes, and vegetables
is usually thicker slow cooked and also served with polenta
How Rich
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ragù comes from the French word ragoût, which is like a 'stew' and comes from a French verb made of re- + gouter meaning 'to taste again' or 'to revive the taste'. So a ragù is a rich, slow-cooked sauce meant to 'wake up' and deepen the taste of pasta.