ragu

ragu

See also: ragù, ragú, and ragū

English

Noun

ragu (countable and uncountable, plural ragus)

1. Alternative spelling of ragù
   • 2007 November 4, “T-Bones and Tea”, in New York Times‎:

     His menu features steaks, lamb and seafood, all served on hot rocks and in sizzling skillets, and homemade pasta dishes like pappardelle with lamb and artichoke ragu, and spaghetti vongole served with a touch of pantelleria red pepper sauce.

Anagrams

• Guar., Gura, Urga, gaur, guar, ruga

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Anguthimri

Noun

ragu

1. (Mpakwithi) sandpaper tree
2. (Mpakwithi) prawn

References

• Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 188

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraɡu/
• Hyphenation: ra‧gu

Etymology 1

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Adjective

ragu

1. dubious
   1. undecided, wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion

      Synonym: bimbang

   2. arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

      Synonyms: sangsi, syak

Derived terms

• keraguan
• meragukan
• peragu
• ragu-ragu

 

Verb

ragu

1. infinitive, imperative , and colloquial of meragu

Further reading

• “ragu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Latvian

Noun

ragu m

1. accusative singular form of rags
2. instrumental singular form of rags
3. genitive plural form of rags

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Old English

Etymology

Of obscure origin, but compare Russian ракита (rakita, “broom, willow tree”), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- (“bend”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ɡu/, [ˈrɑ.ɣu]

Noun

ragu f

1. lichen

Declension

Declension of ragu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ragu	raga, rage
accusative	rage	raga, rage
genitive	rage	raga
dative	rage	ragum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “RAGU”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• RAGU - A Thesaurus of Old English, University of Glasgow.

1. N. van Wijk (1936 [1912]), Franck's Etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal, 2e druk, Den Haag
2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 67-68

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ragoût or Italian ragù.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [haˈɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [haˈɡu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈɡu/ [χaˈɡu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈɡu/ [ʁɐˈɣu]

• Hyphenation: ra‧gu

Noun

ragu m (plural ragus)

1. ragout (stew of meat and vegetables)