navarin

/ ˈnævərɪn; navarɛ̃ /

noun

1. a stew of mutton or lamb with root vegetables

Word History and Origins

Origin of navarin¹

from French

Example Sentences

On the rue de Navarin, La Belle Maison is one of four popular 9th arrondissement restaurants to have grouped together to offer a pre-ordered takeaway and delivery service, La Pantruchoise, that opened for the first time on Monday morning.

From The Guardian

There was also a reassuringly gentle navarin of lamb, with a small spring garden in addition to the customary carrots and potatoes: grilled baby leeks and asparagus stalks, and tender chard stems.

From New York Times

Early on, he joined a men’s cooking club whose macho, rugby-playing members whipped up lamb navarin, duck steaks and apricot tart at “epic Friday-night dinners.”

From New York Times

A block above that, on the Rue Navarin, Francois Truffaut, one of the greatest directors in French cinema, spent his childhood and later filmed part of “The 400 Blows.”

From Washington Post

What may be the best navarin d’agneau, a classic spring dish, in the city is made with baby vegetables from the Ile de France and lamb from a local breed that was raised in nearby Aufferville.

From New York Times