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pork-and-veal goulash

pork-and-veal goulash

7.0
A stew of pork and veal with pickled cabbage and caraway, served with sour cream
  • noun
translation icon : goulash de cerdo y ternera
  • He prepared a hearty pork-and-veal goulash topped with a spoonful of sour cream.

Examples

  • We enjoyed a traditional pork-and-veal goulash with plenty of caraway flavor.

  • The restaurant's specialty is pork-and-veal goulash served with rustic bread.

  • I love pork-and-veal goulash!

  • Have you ever tried pork-and-veal goulash?

  • He prepared a hearty pork-and-veal goulash topped with a spoonful of sour cream.

  • The restaurant's specialty is pork-and-veal goulash served with rustic bread.

  • We enjoyed a traditional pork-and-veal goulash with plenty of caraway flavor.

Synonyms

goulash
vspork-and-veal goulash
11 4.6

A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika

uses sauerkraut and caraway instead of paprika and is served with sour cream
Hungarian goulash
vspork-and-veal goulash
1 3.7

A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika from Hungary

uses sauerkraut and caraway instead of paprika and is served with sour cream
gulyas
vspork-and-veal goulash
9.6

A rich, thick Hungarian meat stew flavored with paprika and other spices

uses sauerkraut and caraway instead of paprika and is served with sour cream

Surface Forms

Morphology

pork-and-veal + goulash

The compound clearly names a type of goulash made from pork and veal: 'pork-and-veal' specifies the meats and 'goulash' denotes a stew. A B1 learner who knows the words 'pork', 'veal' and 'goulash' can directly infer this meaning because the composition follows a common food-naming pattern (meat + dish).

Etymology

Pork-and-veal goulash paints a simple picture: cooks mixed pork and veal together in a thick stew called goulash, often with sauerkraut and caraway seeds. That's why the name means 'a stew made from pork and veal' usually served with a spoon of sour cream.