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ravigotte

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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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