How to Say "Stew" in Italian - How To Say Guide

stufato

/stuˈfa.to/masculine

The Italian word for stew is stufato.

stufato is a masculine noun used to refer to a dish.

Meaning: dish (noun)

Related words

stufato is a masculine noun.

The word has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable. It is pronounced /stuˈfa.to/.

The word stufato shares a root with the verb stufare, which means 'to bore' or 'to be fed up'. This comes from the idea of being stifled or suffocated by heat.
In some Italian dialects, the term for a stew might change significantly, such as using 'maccu' in Sicily, which is a traditional bean-based stew.
In many Italian regions, you might hear the term spezzatino used instead of stufato for a meat-based dish. While stufato implies a slow, heavy process, spezzatino refers to the small pieces or 'spezzati' of meat used to make it.

Tom assaggiò lo stufato.
Tom tasted the stew.
This sentence shows how to use the word when someone is tasting a dish.
Tatoeba #3956591 by Guybrush88, translation #2958268 by CK
Ho preparato dello stufato.
I've made stew.
This sentence demonstrates how to express that you have made a stew.
Tatoeba #3956593 by Guybrush88, translation #3820599 by CK
Lo stufato ha un odore delizioso.
The stew smells delicious.
This sentence illustrates how to describe the smell of a stew.
Tatoeba #3956583 by Guybrush88, translation #61049 by CK
Mangiamo uno spezzatino di manzo stasera?
Shall we have a beef stew tonight?
Mi piace il sapore del suo stufato di verdure.
I like the taste of her vegetable stew.
Ho preparato una deliziosa zuppa di legumi.
I cooked a delicious legume stew.
32 more sentences on Tatoeba

Lorenzo and Chiara are having dinner at home.

Sources

⭐Share⭐ to appreciate human effort 🙏