pork-and-veal goulash
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- He prepared a hearty pork-and-veal goulash topped with a spoonful of sour cream.
Examples
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We enjoyed a traditional pork-and-veal goulash with plenty of caraway flavor.
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The restaurant's specialty is pork-and-veal goulash served with rustic bread.
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I love pork-and-veal goulash!
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Have you ever tried pork-and-veal goulash?
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He prepared a hearty pork-and-veal goulash topped with a spoonful of sour cream.
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The restaurant's specialty is pork-and-veal goulash served with rustic bread.
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We enjoyed a traditional pork-and-veal goulash with plenty of caraway flavor.
Synonyms
A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika
A rich meat and vegetable stew seasoned with paprika from Hungary
A rich, thick Hungarian meat stew flavored with paprika and other spices
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.