gulyas
Definition
Noun: 1. A rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika: A traditional Hungarian dish, also known as goulash, typically made with beef or other meats, vegetables like onions and potatoes, and generously flavored with paprika, giving it a distinctive red color and savory, slightly spicy taste.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- For dinner, we had a hearty gulyas with chunks of tender beef.
- The secret to a good gulyas is using high-quality, sweet Hungarian paprika.
- This restaurant is famous for its authentic Hungarian gulyas.
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Context: While often translated as "stew," traditional Hungarian (goulash) was originally a soup-like dish cooked by herdsmen () over an open fire. The term can refer to both the soup () and the thicker stew version common internationally.
Variants and Related Words
- Goulash (n): The more common English spelling and term for .
- Pörkölt (n): A related Hungarian stew that is thicker, with less liquid, and often contains more onions and paprika, but no potatoes or carrots.
- Paprikás (n): Another Hungarian dish, a stew where the meat is cooked in a sauce based on paprika and sour cream.
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
- To make gulyas: The action of preparing this dish.
- My grandmother taught me how to make gulyas.
- A pot of gulyas: Refers to a quantity of the cooked dish.
- She prepared a large pot of gulyas for the family gathering.
Noun
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a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika
