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stroganoff definition

stro·ga·noff (strō′gə nôf′, strô′-)

adjective

cooked with sour cream, onions, mushrooms, etc.: used as a postpositive beef stroganoff

Etymology: prob. after Count Sergei Stroganoff (1794-1881), Russ official and gourmet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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