How to pronounce fricassee
American English pronunciation
FRIK-uh-see
- IPA
- /ˈfɹɪkəˌsi/
- Syllables
- FRIK · uh · see (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- frik-uh-SEE
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What fricassee means
A dish of chopped meat or chicken cooked slowly in gravy
In a sentence: Grandpa served a chicken fricassee with rice on Sunday.
Where it comes from: It comes from French fricassée, from the cooking verb fricasser.
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