Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika: A hearty, savory dish of Hungarian origin, typically made with meat (such as beef, pork, or veal), vegetables (like onions and peppers), and seasoned generously with paprika, giving it a distinctive flavor and color.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • For dinner, she prepared a traditional Hungarian goulash.
  • The secret to a good goulash is using high-quality, sweet paprika.

Advanced Usage

• "Goulash" can sometimes be used metaphorically to describe a mixture or jumble of various things, though this is less common than its culinary meaning.
  • The report was a goulash of statistics and anecdotes.

Variants and Related Words

• Gulyás: The Hungarian word for "goulash," often used to refer to the authentic, soup-like version of the dish.
• Pörkölt: A thicker Hungarian stew, similar to goulash but often with less liquid.

Synonyms

• Stew: A general term for a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid.
• Ragout: A French term for a well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables.

Related Phrases

• Goulash communism: A historical term referring to the variety of communism practiced in Hungary during the Cold War, which allowed for some economic liberalization and consumer goods, metaphorically linking it to the mixed, hearty nature of the dish.
  • The era of goulash communism introduced elements of a market economy.

Noun

1. a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika