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fric·as·see
(frĭk′ə-sē′, frĭk′ə-sē′)n.
Poultry or meat cut into pieces and stewed in gravy.
tr.v. fric·as·seed, fric·as·see·ing, fric·as·sees
To prepare (poultry or meat) by cutting into pieces and stewing in gravy.
[French fricassée, from Old French, from feminine past participle of fricasser, to fricassee : probably frire, to fry (from Latin frīgere, to roast, fry) + casser, to break, crack (from Latin quassāre, to shake, shatter; see squash2) or Vulgar Latin *coāctiāre, to press together (from Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to drive or bring together; see cogent).]
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fricassee
(ˌfrɪkəˈsiː; ˈfrɪkəsɪ; ˈfrɪkəˌseɪ)n
(Cookery) stewed meat, esp chicken or veal, and vegetables, served in a thick white sauce
vb, -sees, -seeing or -seed
(Cookery) (tr) to prepare (meat) as a fricassee
[C16: from Old French, from fricasser to fricassee; probably related to frire to fry1]
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fric•as•see
(ˌfrɪk əˈsi)n., v. -seed, -see•ing. n.
1. chicken or other meat cut in pieces, lightly sautéed, stewed, and served usu. in a white sauce made with its own stock.
v.t. 2. to prepare as a fricassee.
[1560–70; < Middle French, n. use of feminine past participle of fricasser to cook chopped food in its own juice]
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fricassee
Past participle: fricasseed
Gerund: fricasseeing
| Imperative |
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| fricassee |
| fricassee |
| Present |
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| I fricassee |
| you fricassee |
| he/she/it fricassees |
| we fricassee |
| you fricassee |
| they fricassee |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fricasseed |
| you fricasseed |
| he/she/it fricasseed |
| we fricasseed |
| you fricasseed |
| they fricasseed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fricasseeing |
| you are fricasseeing |
| he/she/it is fricasseeing |
| we are fricasseeing |
| you are fricasseeing |
| they are fricasseeing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fricasseed |
| you have fricasseed |
| he/she/it has fricasseed |
| we have fricasseed |
| you have fricasseed |
| they have fricasseed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fricasseeing |
| you were fricasseeing |
| he/she/it was fricasseeing |
| we were fricasseeing |
| you were fricasseeing |
| they were fricasseeing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fricasseed |
| you had fricasseed |
| he/she/it had fricasseed |
| we had fricasseed |
| you had fricasseed |
| they had fricasseed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fricassee |
| you will fricassee |
| he/she/it will fricassee |
| we will fricassee |
| you will fricassee |
| they will fricassee |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fricasseed |
| you will have fricasseed |
| he/she/it will have fricasseed |
| we will have fricasseed |
| you will have fricasseed |
| they will have fricasseed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fricasseeing |
| you will be fricasseeing |
| he/she/it will be fricasseeing |
| we will be fricasseeing |
| you will be fricasseeing |
| they will be fricasseeing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fricasseeing |
| you have been fricasseeing |
| he/she/it has been fricasseeing |
| we have been fricasseeing |
| you have been fricasseeing |
| they have been fricasseeing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fricasseeing |
| you will have been fricasseeing |
| he/she/it will have been fricasseeing |
| we will have been fricasseeing |
| you will have been fricasseeing |
| they will have been fricasseeing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fricasseeing |
| you had been fricasseeing |
| he/she/it had been fricasseeing |
| we had been fricasseeing |
| you had been fricasseeing |
| they had been fricasseeing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fricassee |
| you would fricassee |
| he/she/it would fricassee |
| we would fricassee |
| you would fricassee |
| they would fricassee |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have fricasseed |
| you would have fricasseed |
| he/she/it would have fricasseed |
| we would have fricasseed |
| you would have fricasseed |
| they would have fricasseed |
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Noun 1. fricassee - pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
chicken stew - a stew made with chicken
turkey stew - a stew made with turkey
Verb 1. fricassee - make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
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