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

: a stew made with meat (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

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Hungarian gulyás, short for gulyáshús, literally, herdsman's meat

First Known Use: 1866

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