Definitions for stewstu, styu
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stew*stu, styu(v.t.)
to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
Category: Cooking
(v.i.)to undergo cooking by simmering or slow boiling.
Category: Cooking
to fret, worry, or fuss.
Category: Informal
(n.)a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, esp. a mixture of meat and vegetables.
Category: Cooking
a state of agitation, uneasiness, or worry.
Category: Informal
stews, a neighborhood occupied chiefly by brothels.
Idioms for stew:
stew in one's own juice,to suffer the consequences of one's own actions.
Category: Idiom
* Syn: See boil1.
Origin of stew:
1350–1400; ME stewen, stuwen to take a sweat bath < OF estuver, v. der. of estuve sweat room of a bath < VL *extūfa, *extūpa; see stove1
stew′a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither(noun)
agitation resulting from active worry
"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
stew(verb)
food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
grizzle, brood, stew(verb)
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
stew, grudge(verb)
bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
stew(verb)
cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
"Stew the vegetables in wine"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
stew(noun)stu, styu
a dish made by slowly cooking pieces of meat and vegetables in water
beef stew
Wiktionary
stew(Noun)
A steward or stewardess on an airplane.
Stew(ProperNoun)
A diminutive of the male given name Stewart.
Origin: estuve (modern French étuve), from stupha, perhaps ultimately from τῦφος.
Webster Dictionary
Stew(noun)
a small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a vivarium
Stew(noun)
an artificial bed of oysters
Stew(verb)
to boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire, without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew apples
Stew(verb)
to be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture
Stew(verb)
a place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes are furnished; a hothouse
Stew(verb)
a brothel; -- usually in the plural
Stew(verb)
a prostitute
Stew(verb)
a dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons
Stew(verb)
a state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew
Translations for stew
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- stowevleisAfrikaans
- يَخْنَهArabic
- задушеноBulgarian
- cozidoPortuguese (BR)
- dušené masoCzech
- das SchmorgerichtGerman
- sammenkogt retDanish
- κρέας ψητό της κατσαρόλαςGreek
- hautisEstonian
- خورشFarsi
- lihapataFinnish
- ragoûtFrench
- תַּבשִׁיל בַּשַרHebrew
- दम पुख्त, परेशानी, तालाब, पोखरHindi
- pirjano meso, jeloCroatian
- párolt húsHungarian
- gulaiIndonesian
- kássaIcelandic
- stufatoItalian
- シチューJapanese
- 스튜요리Korean
- troškinta mėsa, troškinysLithuanian
- sautēta gaļa; gaļas sautējumsLatvian
- rebusanMalay
- hutspotDutch
- lapskaus, ragu, gryterettNorwegian
- gulaszPolish
- خورشPersian
- بخارPashto
- guisadoPortuguese
- tocanăRomanian
- тушёное мясоRussian
- dusené mäsoSlovak
- dušeno meso, enolončnicaSlovenian
- dinstano jeloSerbian
- ragu, grytaSwedish
- อาหารเนื้อซึ่งถูกเคี่ยวและปรุงรสThai
- yahniTurkish
- 燉肉Chinese (Trad.)
- тушковане м'ясоUkrainian
- دم پخت گوشتUrdu
- món hầmVietnamese
- 炖肉Chinese (Simp.)
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