gulyas
A rich, thick Hungarian meat stew flavored with paprika and other spices
- noun
- /ˈɡuːjɑːs/
:
goulash
- The secret to a good gulyas is to let it simmer for hours to bring out all the rich flavors.
Examples
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By Veronika Gulyas
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For dinner, I made a delicious gulyas, seasoned with paprika and served with fresh bread.
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At the festival, everyone enjoyed the hearty gulyas that warmed them on the chilly evening.
Synonyms
goulash
vsgulyas
A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika
is more focused on meat and stronger seasoning than the vegetable version
Hungarian goulash
vsgulyas
A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika from Hungary
is a meat stew that stresses paprika and other spices rather than vegetables
pork-and-veal goulash
vsgulyas
7.0
A stew of pork and veal with pickled cabbage and caraway, served with sour cream
is a general paprika meat stew not tied to sauerkraut or specific meats
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gulyas comes from the Hungarian gulyás, which meant 'herdsman', people who looked after a herd of cattle. Those herdsmen cooked a rich meat stew with paprika while they worked, so the dish came to be called gulyas.