chicken paprika
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Definition
Noun: * A dish of chicken pieces simmered in a seasoned broth, typically with onions and paprika, and often finished with sour cream to create a creamy sauce.
Usage
- As a dish name: "Chicken paprika" is used as the name for a specific prepared meal. It is typically treated as a singular, non-count noun when referring to the food substance.
- For dinner, we're having chicken paprika.
- This restaurant makes the best chicken paprika in the city.
- Referring to a serving: It can be used with quantifiers to refer to a specific portion.
- I'd like a large portion of chicken paprika, please.
- She prepared two servings of chicken paprika.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- As a compound noun modifier: The term can be used attributively to describe related items.
- a chicken paprika recipe
- the chicken paprika sauce
Variants and Related Words
- Paprikás csirke: The original Hungarian name for the dish.
- Chicken paprikash: A common English variant of the name, directly from the Hungarian "csirke paprikás".
Synonyms
- Chicken paprikash: The most direct synonym, often used interchangeably.
- Paprika chicken: A less common variant with the same meaning.
Notes on Meaning
This term refers specifically to a complete, prepared dish. It is not used to refer to raw chicken seasoned with paprika. The defining characteristics are the cooking method (simmering/braising) and the final addition of sour cream to the paprika-based sauce.
Noun
- chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream