Hungarian goulash
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- noun
- /hʌŋˈɡɛriən ˈɡuːlɑːʃ/
:
goulash húngaro
Examples
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But I think my favorite dish is Hungarian goulash.
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She invited us to dinner; she fixed Hungarian goulash and collard greens.
Fiction book (1992) -
HOW ABOUT SOME HUNGARIAN GOULASH?
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For dinner, she made a traditional Hungarian goulash with tender meat and spicy paprika.
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On a cold winter night, nothing warms you up like a bowl of Hungarian goulash.
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The restaurant's famous Hungarian goulash is a hearty mix of beef, vegetables, and spices.
Synonyms
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A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika
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A thick stew of beef and paprika slowly cooked for a rich, warm meal
A rich, thick Hungarian meat stew flavored with paprika and other spices
A stew of pork and veal with pickled cabbage and caraway, served with sour cream
How Hearty
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'Hungarian' (from Hungary) + 'goulash' (a type of stew): it denotes a stew associated with Hungary. This nationality + food noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Hungarian goulash comes from Hungarian cow herders who cooked meat and vegetables together in one pot over a fire and added paprika for strong flavor. That's why the name means 'a rich, hearty stew' today.