Crossword clues for navarin
Wiktionary
n. A stew of mutton and vegetables.
Wikipedia
Navarin is a French ragoût ( stew) of lamb or mutton. If made with lamb and vegetables available fresh in the spring, it is called navarin printanier (spring stew). While the name "navarin" has been suggested to honor the 1827 Battle of Navarino, more probably it refers to the stew's traditional inclusion of turnips – navet, in French.
Two ships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Navarin after the Russian victory at the Battle of Navarino in 1827.
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- 20-gun Egyptian corvette captured in 1828 and sold for scrap in 1854.
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- Predreadnought battleship sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.
Usage examples of "navarin".
Margaret Johnson was always kind to me, complimenting me on the poached salmon or the navarin of lamb, and I responded to her kindness in a numb fashion, having no chance to respond in any other way.
After putting the child for a rest and peeling potatoes - should be new ones with a navarin but not at this time of year - she screwed herself up.