Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fricassee

/ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: fric-as-see
IPA: /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

verb

To cook meat or poultry in this manner.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasee, or a ragoust."
"Just now I'm waiting for Tony Goodwin [the publisher] to arrive, casseroling a rabbit, fricasseeing it actually, listening to Revolver on the record player and the gale stripping the olive trees outside, and answering my correspondence, when […]"

Etymology

From French fricassée (noun), from fricassée, past participle of fricasser (verb).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: fricassée

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/
British English: /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

fricassees (plural) fricassée (alternative) fricassees (present, singular) fricasseeing (participle, present) fricasseed (participle, past) fricasseed (past)

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce fricassee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɪ.kəˌsi/.
What does fricassee mean?: Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
Where does fricassee come from?: It is traced to French.

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