stew vs burgoo

stew and burgoo both are nouns.

stew is a verb but burgoo is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stew	Yes	No	Yes	No
burgoo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, burgoo is a hyponym of stew; that is, burgoo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stew:

stew: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
burgoo: thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States

Other hyponyms of stew include pottage, bigos, Brunswick stew, olla podrida, Spanish burgoo, Irish burgoo, mulligan, mulligan stew, chicken purloo, poilu, purloo, goulash, gulyas, Hungarian goulash, hotchpotch, hot pot, hotpot, Irish stew, oyster stew, lobster stew, lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse, fish stew, fricassee, beef stew, ragout, ratatouille, pot-au-feu, slumgullion.

stew (noun)	burgoo (noun)
food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables	porridge made of rolled oats
agitation resulting from active worry	thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States
	a gathering at which burgoo stew is served

stew (verb)	burgoo (verb)
cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
be in a huff; be silent or sullen

Difference between stew and burgoo

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