stroganoff
[ straw-guh-nawf, stroh- ]
/ ˈstrɔ gəˌnɔf, ˈstroʊ- /
noun Cookery.
a dish of meat sautéed with onion and cooked in a sauce of sour cream, seasonings, and, usually, mushrooms: beef stroganoff.
Nearby words
stroboscopy, strobotron, strode, stroessner, stroessner, alfredo, stroganoff, stroheim, stroke, stroke hole, stroke oar, stroke play
Origin of stroganoff
named after P. Stroganov, 19th-century Russian count and diplomat
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British Dictionary definitions for stroganoff
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Word Origin and History for stroganoff
Stroganoff
name of a beef dish cooked in sauce containing sour cream, 1932, from French, from name of 19c. Russian diplomat Count Paul Stroganov.
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