goulash UK /ˈɡuː.læʃ/US /ˈɡuː.lɑːʃ/ noun4 •A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika. •A hodgepodge, mishmash •(Midwestern-US) Synonym of American chop suey. •A style of play in which the cards are not thoroughly shuffled between consecutive deals, so as to make the suits less evenly distributed between the players. formsgoulashes