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stew(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. el guisado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Who made this delicious stew?¿Quién hizo este delicioso guisado?

b. el estofado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My mom made a stew with lots of vegetables and some beef.Mi mamá hizo un estofado con muchos vegetales y un poco de carne.

c. el guiso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This stew needs more salt.Este guiso necesita más sal.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (to cook slowly in liquid)

a. guisar

First, stew the meat. Then, add the sauce.Primero guisa la carne, después agrega la salsa.

b. estofar

Cover the pot while stewing the vegetables.Cubre la cazuela mientras se estofan las verduras.

c. cocer

The chef stewed the meat for one hour.El chef coció la carne durante una hora.

d. dejar reposar (tea)

Mildred stewed some tea and talked about the weather with her friends.Mildred dejó reposar el té y habló del tiempo con sus amigas.

e. hacer compota de (compote)

Alejandro stewed apples with some sugar, raisin, and cinnamon.Alejandro hizo compota de manzana con un poco de azúcar, pasas y canela.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to cook slowly in liquid)

a. guisarse

The beef stewed perfectly.La carne se guisó a la perfección.

b. cocerse

The vegetables stewed more than necessary.Los vegetales se cocieron más de lo necesario.

4. (to suffer)

a. sufrir

The detective decided he could charge Gilbert with murder and then let him stew for a while.El detective decidió que podría acusar a Gilbert de asesinato y después dejarlo sufrir un rato.

stew

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (culinary)

a. el guiso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (fam fig)

to be in a stewestar hecho(a) un manojo de nervios

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (meat)

a. guisar, cocer

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (meat)

a. guisarse, cocer

5. (colloquial)

to let somebody stew (in his own juice)dejar a alguien que sufra

stew [stjuː]

noun

1 (Cookery) estofado (m); guisado (m); especially (LAm)

to be in a stew sudar la gota gorda (informal)

transitive verb

[+meat] estofar; guisar; especially (LAm) [+fruit] cocer; hacer una compota de; [+tea] dejar que se repose

stewed apples compota (f) de manzanas

intransitive verb

[+tea] quedarse reposando demasiado

he always lets the tea stew

to let sb stew in his/her own juice dejar a algn que cueza en su propia salsa

modifier

stew meat (n) (US) carne (f) de vaca

stew pan stew pot (n) cazuela (f); cacerola (f); puchero (m)

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beef stew	guisado de carne
tripe stew	la sopa de tripa
maize stew	guisado de maíz criollo
beef stew meat	carne de res para guisar
chicken stew	el guiso de pollo