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Ragu

An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.

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    An Italian pasta sauce containing ground meat cooked with sautéed vegetables in tomato sauce or some other kind of liquid.

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bolognaisenoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of bolognese. [An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.]
sausagemeatnounAlternative spelling of sausage meat. [Ground, spiced meat that can be stuffed in a sausage or used as a sausage patty.]
gulaschnounAlternative spelling of goulash. [A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.]
oglionounArchaic form of olio. [A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.]
pizzaghettinounAlternative spelling of pizza-ghetti. [(Canada) A dish consisting of a slice of pizza and a serving of spaghetti.]
fettucininounAlternative spelling of fettuccini. [A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape.]
tagliarininounAlternative spelling of taglierini. [A kind of egg pasta with a ribbon shape, like tagliatelle but thinner.]
fregulanounAlternative form of fregola. [A type of pasta originating in Sardinia, resembling couscous and typically made with semolina flour]
linguininounAlternative spelling of linguine. [Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.]
ossobuconounAlternative spelling of osso buco. [A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.]
sauce robertnounA sauce prepared from chopped onions and mustard.
puréenounAlternative form of puree. [A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.]
zhugnounAlternative form of skhug. [A Middle Eastern hot sauce made from fresh hot peppers seasoned with coriander, garlic, and various spices.]
salmagundynounAlternative form of salmagundi. [A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.]
bagna càudanounAlternative spelling of bagna cauda. [A hot Piedmontese dip made from salted anchovies, olive oil and garlic.]
chouriconounAlternative spelling of chouriço. [A Portuguese spiced sausage.]
boloneynounAlternative form of baloney (“nonsense”). [A type of sausage; bologna.]
linguiçanounAlternative form of linguica. [A Portuguese garlic and paprika seasoned smoke cured pork sausage.]
s'ghettinounAlternative form of sketti. [(childish, nonstandard) spaghetti]
ragynounAlternative form of ragi (“finger millet”). [A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.]

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