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DictionaryratatouilleVegetable stew
noun

ratatouille

rat-uh-TOO-ee/ˌrætəˈtuːi/

A stewed vegetable dish from French Provençal cooking.

The bowl of ratatouille contains eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes.

A shallow rustic bowl of chunky ratatouille, with clearly recognizable cooked eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes in a modest amount of tomato-rich sauce.
Etymology
ratatouilleFrenchodds-and-ends stew; slop

French ratatouille was apparently a disparaging name for bad food, much like “slop.” The name of an odds-and-ends stew later became attached to the familiar vegetable dish.

In context

DW Food1:49
when you take a bite of ratatouille you’re getting a taste of each vegetable.
Traditional French Ratatouille? Do it yourself! With this easy-to-follow recipe | A Typical Dish

More examples

  • She served ratatouille beside crusty bread.
  • A pot of ratatouille simmered on the stove.
  • We reheated the leftover ratatouille for lunch.

Forms

ratatouille