Meanings
nounIrish stew (countable and uncountable, plural Irish stews)
plural Irish stews
- countableuncountableA traditional stew made from lamb or mutton with potatoes, onions, parsley, and sometimes carrots.
He said he would show us what could be done up the river in the way of cooking, and suggested that, with the vegetables and the remains of the cold beef and general odds and ends, we should make an Irish stew.
1889, Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat […]
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of mulligan stew
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Translations
Finnish irlantilainen pata
- irlantilainen patatraditional dish
Irish stobhach Gaelach
- stobhach Gaelachtraditional dish
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