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ravigote

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ra⋅vi⋅gote

[Fr. ra-vee-gawt]
–noun
1. a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
2. a sauce of oil, vinegar, chopped capers, parsley, chervil, tarragon, and onion, served cold with vegetables or seafood or warm with meat.

Origin:
1820–30; < F, deriv. of ravigoter to refresh; MF, equiv. to ra- (alter. of re- re- ) + vigoter (alter. of vigorer to be vigorous; see vigor )
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ra·vi·gote also ra·vi·gotte   (rā-vē-gôt')   
n.  A vinegar sauce seasoned with minced onion, capers, and herbs, used with boiled meats or fish.

[French, from ravigoter, to add new vigor, alteration of obsolete ravigorer, from Old French : re-, re- + a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + vigeur, vigor; see vigor.]
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