Question 1 · Quick check
stew
CEFRB1
/stʃʉː/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A dish of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA brothel.
Examples
Could you give me a hand with this stew?
How do you like your beef stew?
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /stjuː/
- /stʃuː/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
A prostitute.
More examples
In contextI am in a stew.
I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
to be in a stew
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Origin
noun
From Middle English stewe, stue, from Anglo-Norman estouve, Old French estuve (“bath, bathhouse”) (modern French étuve), from Medieval Latin stupha, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *extufāre, from ex- + Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”). See also Italian stufare, Portuguese estufar. Compare also Old English stuf-bæþ (“a hot-air bath, vapour bath”); see stove.