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рагу

Translation of рагу

casserole

Russian word in Latin letters: ragu

Meaning of рагу

Russian

Мясо с овощами, долго тушённые в кастрюле в собственном соку.

English

meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a covered pot

casserole

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[rɐˈɡu]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Рагу or запеканка?

запеканка

запеканка = baked dish, like a gratin

Don't mix them up. A baked dish that sets, like American casserole — запеканка; a British meat stew — рагу.

На завтрак была творожная запеканка.

We had a cottage cheese bake for breakfast.

Рагу из курицы томится в духовке два часа.

The chicken casserole simmers in the oven for two hours.

Рагу or кастрюля?

кастрюля

кастрюля ≠ casserole: a saucepan, a cooking pot

Don't say кастрюля for the dish. The pot you cook in — кастрюля; the slow-cooked meat dish — рагу.

Я приготовил рагу на всю семью.

I made a casserole for the whole family.

Суп варится в большой кастрюле.

The soup is cooking in a big saucepan, not a casserole.

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  1. We had beef casserole for dinner.

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    На ужин у нас было рагу из говядины.

  2. This casserole needs two hours.

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    Это рагу готовится два часа.

  3. We had beef stew for dinner.

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    На ужин у нас было рагу из говядины.

  4. This stew needs two hours.

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    Это рагу готовится два часа.

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What's the difference between рагу and тушёное мясо

тушёное мясо
🇷🇺Russian

Stewed meat; stresses the meat, not the vegetables.

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рагу belongs to the topic "Meat →". Start with a short set of 2 words so the word is easier to remember in context.

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рагу meaning: what does it mean?

meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a covered pot

рагу pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

рагу is pronounced as [rɐˈɡu]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

рагу definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We had beef casserole for dinner. Translation: На ужин у нас было рагу из говядины.

Is рагу part of Meat vocabulary?

Yes, рагу (casserole) can be learned in the Meat topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is рагу part of Dishes vocabulary?

Yes, рагу (casserole) can be learned in the Dishes topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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