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paprikahuhn

paprikahuhn noun: the chicken paprikash, a popular Hungarian dish.

Noun

paprikahuhn (plural paprikahühner)

  1. (dated) The chicken paprikash, a popular Hungarian dish.
    • “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.1905, The Outlook, volume 81, page 519
    • The April 29th dinner will be an Austrian Maifest, with a special menu including Gefullter Pragerschenken and Paprikahuhner and a choice selection of Austrian wines. Suitable music will be piped in for the occasion.1971, Foreign Service Journal, page 33

Forms of paprikahuhn

pluralpaprikahühner

Origin of paprikahuhn

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

Questions about paprikahuhn

What does paprikahuhn mean?
Paprikahuhn means the chicken paprikash, a popular Hungarian dish.
What part of speech is paprikahuhn?
Paprikahuhn is a noun.
What is the plural of paprikahuhn?
The plural of paprikahuhn is paprikahühner.

Words near paprikahuhn in the dictionary

  1. papricas
  2. paprika
  3. paprika paste
  4. paprika pastes
  5. paprikaed
  6. paprikahuhn
  7. paprikas
  8. paprikash
  9. paprikashes
  10. papris
  11. Paprocki

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