fricassee
noun
[ ˈfrɪkəsiː ]
• a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce.
fricassee
verb
• make a fricassee of (meat).
Origin:
French fricassée, feminine past participle of fricasser ‘cut up and cook in sauce’ (probably a blend of frire ‘to fry’ and casser ‘to break’).
