ratatouille

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish consisting primarily of tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.

   “I expected the open-air markets, but defrosted bouillabaisse and canned ratatouille weren’t what I imagined to be staples of Parisian culinary life. Yet they’ve become mainstays.”

verb

1. To control someone as though they were a puppet.

   “You know that worm in R.F.K. Junior's brain that we all assume has been ratatouilling him around this whole time?”