Definition of goulash
1 : a stew made with meat (such as beef), assorted vegetables, and paprika
2 : a round in bridge played with hands produced by a redistribution of previously dealt cards
3 : a mixture of heterogeneous elements : jumble
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Examples of goulash in a Sentence
a goulash of facts and figures
Origin and Etymology of goulash
Hungarian gulyás, short for gulyáshús, literally, herdsman's meat
First Known Use: 1866
GOULASH Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of goulash for English Language Learners
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: a dish of meat, vegetables, and paprika that is slowly cooked in liquid
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: a mixture of different things
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