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Definition of "goulash" []

  • A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, seasoned mainly with paprika. (noun)
  • A mixture of many different elements; a hodgepodge. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "goulash" in a sentence
  • "The races of gubernatorial goulash is gettin 'great attention, these days, and the fights have also been fierce in some states."
  • "And don't forget some of Mama Joly's fumbles---lemon extract mistaken for vanilla in chocolate chip cookies (surprisingly not-bad); cayenne pepper for paprika in Hungarian goulash (a little might have been nice) . . ."
  • ""My mom made a casserole she called goulash," a friend told me."