/ra gooh"/ , n. , v. , ragouted /-goohd"/ , ragouting /-gooh"ing/ .
n.
1. French Cookery. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.
v.t.
2. to make into a ragout.
[ 1650-60; ragoût, deriv. of ragoûter to restore the appetite of, equiv. to r ( e ) - RE- + á ( ad to) + goût ( gustus taste) ]