"brown stew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brown stews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brown stew (countable and uncountable, plural brown stews)
  1. (cooking, dated) A stew in which the meat is browned before being added Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-brown_stew-en-noun-A~WGo65U Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  2. (cooking, Caribbean, Jamaica) A stew cooked or served with a brown-coloured sauce Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-brown_stew-en-noun-Lrty-i8I Categories (other): Caribbean English, Jamaican English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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