stufare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to stew
2. (transitive) to heat in a stove
3. (figuratively, informal, transitive) to bore, to tire, to weary

Concepts

stew

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bore

boiling

simmering

stewing

Synonyms

stancare

bollire

seccare

allessatura

cotta

cottura

saziare

bollita

lessatura

annoiare

far perdere la pazienza

Translations

schmoren

σιγοβράζω

estufar

aburrir

smoren

calentar en estufa

cocer a fuego lento

stoven

estofar

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ebullició

guisar

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guisar

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mijoter

estofar

Hyphenated as

stu‧fà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stuˈfa.re/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin stupha, perhaps ultimately from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “smoke, steam”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”). Same as English stew.