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bigos

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 G OW0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a Polish stew of cabbage and meat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stew

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bi Proto-West Germanic *bī Old High German bī Middle High German bī German bei German bei- German Guss German Beigussbor. Polish bigosbor. English bigos Borrowed from Polish bigos.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: bigos — Translations
  • Swedish: bigos — Translations