fricassee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
  2. verb make a fricassee of by cooking
    • fricassee meats

WordNet

Fric"as*see` noun
Etymology
F. fricassée, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction.
Definitions
  1. A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy. (cooking)

Webster 1913