ragout
nounA well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables.
nounA mixture of diverse elements.
To make a ragout of; to make a spicy mixture of; hence figuratively, to give spiciness or piquancy to, as speech or literary style.
nounA dish of meat (usually mutton or veal) and vegetables cut small, stewed brown, and highly seasoned.
nounFiguratively, a spicy mixture; any piquant combination of persons or things.
nounA dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned.
nouna
any stew, soup, or sauce
nounwell-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables