Paprikahuhn

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The chicken paprikash, a popular Hungarian dish. dated

    "“Of course the Herr will desire to choose from the bill of fare something national, a gulyás, for instance, or a páprikahuhn.” But páprika, or Hungarian pepper, whether applied to a meat stew or to a fowl, is not altogether to the stranger's taste."

Example

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"“Of course the Herr will desire to choose from the bill of fare something national, a gulyás, for instance, or a páprikahuhn.” But páprika, or Hungarian pepper, whether applied to a meat stew or to a fowl, is not altogether to the stranger's taste."

Etymology

From German Paprikahuhn (“chicken paprikash”), from Paprika (“paprika”) + Huhn (“chicken”).

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