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ragu

/ræˈɡu/ /rɑˈɡu/

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

Examples :

"My favorite Sunday dinner is spaghetti with a rich, meaty ragu on top. "
food

Related Words

Illustration cooked

cooked verb

/kʊkt/

To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

"My mom cooked a delicious pasta dish for dinner. "

Illustration ground

ground noun

/ɡɹaʊnd/

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration liquid

liquid noun

/ˈlɪkwɪd/

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

"A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

Illustration sunday

sunday proper noun

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

The day of the week between Saturday and Monday.

"We usually go to church on Sunday."

Illustration tomato

tomato noun

[tʰə̥ˈmɐːtʰɐʉ] [tʰə̥ˈmeɪɾoʊ] [tʰə̥ˈmɑːtʰəʊ]

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

"My mother planted tomato plants in the garden. "

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favorite noun

/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

"My favorite book is the one about space exploration. "

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Any plant.

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

Illustration sauce

sauce noun

/sɔːs/ /sɑs/

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

"apple sauce; mint sauce"

Illustration spaghetti

spaghetti noun

[spəˈɡɛɾi]

A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings.

"For dinner, we had spaghetti with tomato sauce. "

Illustration pasta

pasta noun

/ˈpɐːstə/ /ˈpæstə/ /ˈpɐːstɘ/ /ˈpɑstə/

Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

"For dinner, we had spaghetti pasta, a dish everyone enjoyed. "

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dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "