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  • noun A type of stew made from rabbit or fish, in white wine and broth, originating from France.

Etymologies

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French, from Old French gibelet

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Examples

  • Widow Duval -- a woman who enjoyed and deserved the reputation of being the fastest talker and the best maker of _gibelotte_ in the whole locality.

    After Dark Wilkie Collins 1856

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  • French cookery: Young wild rabbit fricassée in white or red wine. Lapereau en gibelotte.

    February 18, 2010