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stew in Dutch

stew in Dutch is stoofpot, stoven, smoren — stew means a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

stew in Dutch

stoofpot
noun
(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]
stoven
verb
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
smoren
verb
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
thee zetten
verb
(transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
stikken
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
zweten
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
beven
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
sidderen
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.

What does "stew" mean?

  1. noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
    "She made a hearty beef stew for dinner."
  2. verb To cook food slowly in liquid over low heat.
    "Stew the apples with a little sugar and cinnamon."
  3. verb To worry or fret anxiously about something.
    "He spent the whole weekend stewing over the argument."
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stew in a sentence

  • She made a hearty beef stew for dinner.
  • The stew simmered on the stove all afternoon.
  • Stew the apples with a little sugar and cinnamon.
  • He spent the whole weekend stewing over the argument.

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What is "stew" in Dutch?

"stew" in Dutch is stoofpot, stoven, smoren. stew means: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

How do you use "stew" in a sentence?

Example: "She made a hearty beef stew for dinner." In Dutch, "stew" is stoofpot, stoven, smoren.

Are there other ways to say "stew" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 8 translations listed for "stew": stoofpot, stoven, smoren, thee zetten, stikken, zweten.

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