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Where does “goulash” come from?

goulash (English) comes from Hungarian gulyás, from Hungarian gulya — herd.

goulash (English): A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured...

Definitions

  1. A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured...

Ancestry of “goulash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangulyásherdsman; goulash, a traditional Hungarian dish,...
2Hungariangulyaherd
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