ragù

Alternative forms

• ragu

Etymology

From Italian ragù, from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. Doublet of ragout.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɡuː/, /ɹaˈɡuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹæˈɡu/, /ɹɑˈɡu/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

ragù (countable and uncountable, plural ragùs)

1. An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.

   Hyponym: Bolognese sauce

Anagrams

• Guar., Gura, gaur, guar, ruga

Etymology

Borrowed from French ragoût, from Middle French ragoûter (“to awaken the appetite”), from goût (“taste”), from Latin gustus. See also gusto (“taste”) and its derivations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈɡu/, [räˈɡu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ra‧gù

Noun

ragù m (invariable)

1. (countable and uncountable) ragù, ragu (pasta sauce)
   • 2009, Per il verso giusto: Übungsbuch für fortgeschrittene Italienischlernende, Helmut Buske Verlag, page 196:

     Non è difficile preparare un buon ragù.

     Preparing some good ragù is not difficult.

   Hyponyms: ragù alla bolognese, ragù alla napoletana

Anagrams

• ruga, urga