ratatouille

ra·ta·touille

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rat-uh-too-ee, -twee; French ra-ta-too-yuh]
- /ˌræt əˈtu i, -ˈtwi; French ra taˈtu yə/
- /rˌatətˈuːɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat-uh-too-ee, -twee; French ra-ta-too-yuh]
- /ˌræt əˈtu i, -ˈtwi; French ra taˈtu yə/

Definitions of ratatouille word

noun ratatouille a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold. 1
noun ratatouille tomato and vegetable stew 1
uncountable noun ratatouille Ratatouille is a cooked dish made with vegetables such as tomatoes, onions, aubergines, courgettes, and peppers. 0
noun ratatouille a vegetable casserole made of tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, etc, fried in oil and stewed slowly 0
noun ratatouille a vegetable stew of eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, and peppers, flavored with garlic and basil or other herbs and served hot or cold 0

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Origin of ratatouille

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

Borrowed into English from French around 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Ratatouille

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ratatouille popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ratatouille usage trend in Literature

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