goulash

noun

gou·lash ˈgü-ˌläsh

-ˌlash

: a stew made with meat (such as beef), assorted vegetables, and paprika

: a round in bridge played with hands produced by a redistribution of previously dealt cards

: a mixture of heterogeneous elements : jumble

Examples of goulash in a Sentence

a goulash of facts and figures

Recent Examples on the Web It’s known for serving specialties such as dill pickle soup and Hungarian pancakes, which are fried and topped with a pork goulash. —

Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2023 Annemarie and Michael Greipel served from-scratch German recipes like home-style egg noodle dishes called spätzle, Hungarian-style beef goulash, braised beef rouladen and choice beef stroganoff. —

Leah Hunter, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023 Pair with cheddar cheese or beef goulash. —

Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023 Feast on items from their Heritage Menu such as pork tenderloin schnitzel from 1982 and Hungarian goulash from 1966. —

Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023 The highlights were a melt-in-your-mouth venison carpaccio, lightly pickled trout, the most airy braised fish balls, a perfect Rendena veal goulash over polenta, and hand-cut tagliatelle with a ragù of venison and currants. —

Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2023 Pair with goulash or four cheese lasagna. —

Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023 Bratwurst, schnitzel, goulash, sauerbraten and strudel anchor the menu along with 25 hard-to-find German and European beer labels lined up in neat rows on shelves next to bottle after bottle of German riesling and piesporter and Austrian grüner veltliner. —

Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 15 June 2022 The food is traditional — lentil stew, venison goulash and eggs in mustard sauce — and is made using local produce; the wine comes mostly from German vintners, and there are beers on tap. —

Gisela Williams Jenn Pelly Nikki Shaner-Bradford Monica Mendal Abigail Glasgow Angela Koh, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023 See More

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