goulash

[ goo-lahsh, -lash ]

/ ˈgu lɑʃ, -læʃ /

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noun

Also called Hungarian goulash. a stew of beef or veal and vegetables, with paprika and other seasoning.

a heterogeneous mixture; hodgepodge; jumble.

a deal in bridge for producing hands of unusual distribution, in which the players arrange their cards of the previous deal by suit and the dealer, after cutting the cards, distributes them without shuffling in three rounds of five, five, and three cards each.

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Origin of goulash

1865–70; <Hungarian gulyás, short for gulyáshús herdsman's meat

Words nearby goulash

Gouda, Goudy, gouge, gouger, goujon, goulash, Gould, Gouldian finch, go under, Gounod, go up

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How to use goulash in a sentence

Within a year, he said “Boys, it works so effortlessly” to the team, and asked his wife for a nice supper of “Goulash soup and sweet pea soup” in his feeding tube.
Brain Implant Allows Locked-In Man to Translate Thoughts Into Written Sentences|Shelly Fan|March 30, 2022|Singularity Hub
New to the menu is salmon goulash, based on a recipe Tedla’s mother made for her father, who grew up in Italy.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
Europe is known for its network of high-alpine huts, where you hike from lodge to lodge and eat dishes like goulash and spaetzle before retiring for the night in plush accommodations and then hiking on to the next hut the following day.
10 Great Hut-to-Hut Trips in the U.S.|Megan Michelson|May 31, 2021|Outside Online
Veselka layered its latke with pork goulash, and Toloache added beef short rib chorizo.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The onus is on one man to hold this wacky goulash of punditry together: Mike Tirico.
World Cup Anchor Mike Tirico’s Bizarre History: Reports of Stalking and Sexual Harassment|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The man who holds ABC/ESPN's wacky goulash of World Cup punditry together strikes viewers as a paragon of congeniality.
World Cup Anchor Mike Tirico’s Bizarre History: Reports of Stalking and Sexual Harassment|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he hesitated, the goulash upon the dish before him, Linke smiled.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
As we drove into the great square at Goldap, a "goulash cannon," one of the German field kitchens, was smoking.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany|Edward Lyell Fox
It is best to cook the Goulash at latter stage in a fireproof earthenware stewpan, in which it should be sent to table.
The Story of Crisco|Marion Harris Neil
This is on the style of Hungarian potato and other succulent dumplings and may be served with goulash or as a meal in itself.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
The Gypsies were gathered about the fire for their evening meal, and the scent of goulash came from the kettle.
Our Little Hungarian Cousin|Mary F. Nixon-Roulet

British Dictionary definitions for goulash

goulash

/ (ˈɡuːlæʃ) /

noun

Also called: Hungarian goulash a rich stew, originating in Hungary, made of beef, lamb, or veal highly seasoned with paprika

bridge a method of dealing in threes and fours without first shuffling the cards, to produce freak hands

Word Origin for goulash

C19: from Hungarian gulyás hus herdsman's meat, from gulya herd

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