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# ratatouille

noun (ratatouille — usually uncountable)

«ratatouille» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A French vegetable stew made by slowly cooking tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplants), peppers, onions and garlic in olive oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#m1)
2. (a name) "Ratatouille" is also a 2007 Pixar film about a rat called Remy who wants to be a chef in Paris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, ratatouille is a healthy dish from Provence in the south of France, eaten hot or cold. In cooking and science lessons, it is a good example of a vegetable dish full of vitamins. Children often know the word from the Pixar film. Say it "rat-a-TOO-ee".

### Examples

- We made ratatouille in cooking class with courgettes and tomatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x1)
- Ratatouille comes from the south of France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x2)
- Mum serves ratatouille with rice and grilled chicken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x3)
- In the film Ratatouille, a rat cooks in a Paris restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x4)
- The ratatouille smelt of garlic and herbs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x5)
- Ratatouille is a great way to eat lots of vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced "rat-a-TOO-ee"; the final "-lle" is not said like "lil". It is a French word used in English. Uncountable: "some ratatouille". Courgette (UK) = zucchini (US, Australia); aubergine (UK) = eggplant (US, Australia).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ratatouille» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratatouille/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ratatouille» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ratatouille.html) on Mova free.