Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fricassee \Fric"as*see`\, n. [F. fricass['e]e, fr. fricasser to
   fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare,
   frictum, to rub. Cf. {Fry}, {Friction}.]
   A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals
   cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy.

Source : WordNet®

fricassee
     n : pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g.
         carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
     v : make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"