Definition of cassoulet

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cas·sou·let

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NOUN:

A casserole of white beans, various meats, vegetables, and herbs, slowly simmered or baked in a slow oven.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, stove dish, diminutive of cassolo, earthenware vessel, from casso, from Old Provençal cassa ; see casserole

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