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el

masculine

/estoˈfaðo/

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Translation

stew

Word origin

From estofar ('to stew'), from Old Italian stufare ('to heat in steam'), ultimately from a Vulgar Latin word for a heated room or stove.

Origin
Italian
Root
stufare
English cognates
stove, stew

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralestofados

Examples

.

My mother makes a meat stew on Sundays.

.

The stew needs to cook on a low heat for hours.

¡ huele !

This vegetable stew smells so good!

buen .

In winter I love a good hot stew.

patatas .

She added potatoes and carrots to the stew.

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