Brunswick stew

noun

A traditional stew, popular in the American South, usually tomato-based and containing beans, corn, okra and other vegetables, and one or more types of meat.

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Meanings

nounBrunswick stew (countable and uncountable, plural Brunswick stews)

plural Brunswick stews

  1. countableuncountableA traditional stew, popular in the American South, usually tomato-based and containing beans, corn, okra and other vegetables, and one or more types of meat.

Origin

Uncertain. Brunswick County in Virginia, Brunswick in Georgia, and Braunschweig in Germany have been suggested as possible origins.

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Brunswick stew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20stew

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“Brunswick stew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20stew. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brunswick stew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunswick%20stew.

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