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, Gouley's catheter, go under, goundou
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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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