ra·ta·touille

[rat-uh-too-ee, -twee; French ra-ta-too-yuh]
noun
a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold.

Origin:
1875–80; < French

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ratatouille (ˌrætəˈtwiː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a vegetable casserole made of tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, etc, fried in oil and stewed slowly
 
[C19: from French, from touiller to stir, from Latin tudiculāre, from tudes hammer]

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ratatouille
1877, from Fr., first element uncertain, second element evidently touiller "to stir up."
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Example sentences
Placed before her is a dish of seafood with ratatouille.
Good examples include ratatouille and stewed tomatoes.
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