stew

English

/stʃʉː/, /stjuː/, /stu/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
  • (now) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  • (archaic) A brothel.
  • (obsolete) A prostitute.
  • (uncountable) A dish cooked by stewing.
  • (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating; a stew pond.
  • (US) An artificial bed of oysters.
  • (slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stewe derived from estouve derived from Old French estuve (bath, room for steam baths, bathhouse) derived from Latin stupha, *extufāre derived from Ancient Greek τῦφος (smoke, steam, stupor, fever, silly pride, wooziness, folly, dense smoke, steem).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τῦφος

Gloss

smoke, steam, stupor, fever, silly pride, wooziness, folly, dense smoke, steem

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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