beef stroganov
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "In the city again I sat on a park bench eating a vanilla ice cream cone. […] Together with Europa Hotel specialties like beef Stroganov and chicken Kiev, it sustained me wonder fully in Leningrad, with help now and then from cookies that I found in the bakeries I passed."
- "Beef Stroganov was Maria [Rasputin]’s favorite dish in exile, according to [Patte] Barham."
- "For lunch or dinner, on offer is Siberian venison grilled with mushrooms, for 930 roubles (£10), Beef Stroganov made from veal with mushrooms, mashed potatoes and soft-salted cucumbers for 650 roubles (£7), or rabbit in village sour cream with cinnamon and green beans and corn for 810 roubles (£8.70)."
Etymology
Partial calque of French bœuf Stroganov.