Definition of "cassoulet" []

• A casserole of white beans, various meats, vegetables, and herbs, slowly simmered or baked in a slow oven. (noun)

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• "After some of their previous games this year the team was called cassoulet and sardines by the French press."
• "A cassoulet is a cassoulet whether it is duck or goose or partridge."
• "This dish is usually made in an earthenware casserole-type dish called a cassoulet."