Obs. rare–1. [Altered f. It. stufato, f. stufare to stew. Cf. STOFFADO.] Some kind of stew.
1771. Smollett, Humph. Cl., 11 Oct. He taught me … to cook several outlandish delicacies, such as ollas, pepper-pots, pillaws, corys, chabobs, and stufatas [many later edd. give stuffatas].
