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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a goulash of facts and figures
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The shish kabob includes sugar cubes soaked with spirits and lit aflame for a dramatic impact, while the Highlander Special is a dish of potato pancakes and goulash.
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Jägerhaus serves Barock Dunkel and many other German delights, including goulash, bratwurst and strudel.
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A handful of tourists and dozens of Scandinavian and Russian truck drivers sipped goulash soup and ate bratwurst in the cafeteria as the ferry lurched into motion.
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Zivko Radojcic, the chef, specializes in European cooking, mostly Mediterranean but also Eastern European, with dishes like goulash and paprika potatoes that reflect his Serbian upbringing.
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Origin and Etymology of goulash
Hungarian gulyás, short for gulyáshús, literally, herdsman's meat
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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