daube

Noun

1. (feminine) stew, casserole; daube
2. (feminine, slang) crap; crappiness (something of low quality)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of dauber:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of dauber:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dob/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: dobba

Cognate with Catalan: adobar

In summary

Borrowed from obsolete Italian dobba (“marinade”), perhaps from Catalan adobar (“to marinate”). The Italian word is no longer in current use but still found in Sicilian.

Concepts

turkey

beef stew

Synonyms

navet

cuisson à l’étouffée

flop