stroganoff

[ straw-guh-nawf, stroh- ]

noun

, Cooking.

1. a dish of meat sautéed with onion and cooked in a sauce of sour cream, seasonings, and, usually, mushrooms:

   beef stroganoff.

stroganoff

/ ˈstrɒɡəˌnɒf /

noun

1. short for beef stroganoff

Word History and Origins

Origin of stroganoff¹

Named after P. Stroganov, 19th-century Russian count and diplomat

Example Sentences

Yesterday a woman in the second row offered me a beef stroganoff.

From The Daily Beast

The statuette is called the Stroganoff Apollo, because it belongs to the collection of a nobleman of that name.

From Project Gutenberg

The leaders of the Voltaireans were two noblemen, named, respectively, Stroganoff and Schuvaloff.

From Project Gutenberg