First Known Use: 1866
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goulash
noun gou·lash \ˈgü-ˌläsh, -ˌlash\
: a dish of meat, vegetables, and paprika that is slowly cooked in liquid
: a mixture of different things
Full Definition of GOULASH
1
: a stew made with meat (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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Origin of GOULASH
Hungarian gulyás, short for gulyáshús, literally, herdsman's meat
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