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goulash

gou·lash

UK/ˈɡuː.læʃ/ US/ˈɡuː.lɑːʃ/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

From French goulasch, itself from Hungarian gulyás (“herdsman”), an ellipsis of gulyáshús (“herdsman meat”), gulyásétel (“herdsman food”), and/or gulyástokány (“herdsman stew”). First attested in English 1866.

Phrases

  • American goulash
  • goulash communism

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