B2nounfood
US/stuː/
UK/stjuː/
a dish of meat or vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a covered pot
In context
My grandmother makes a beef stew with lemongrass and carrots every winter.
The stew tastes even better the next day.
We had a hot lamb stew with bread after the long walk.
Words that go with stew
noun + noun
- beef stewVietnamese beef stew is often eaten with bread.
- vegetable stewThe café serves a vegetable stew for vegetarians.
verb + noun
- make a stewYou can make a stew with whatever is in the fridge.
adjective + noun
- thick stewAdd potatoes if you like a thick stew.
noun + preposition
- pot of stewA pot of stew was bubbling on the stove.