Meanings
stroganoff1
plural stroganoffs · alternative Stroganoff · alternative Stroganov
- countableuncountablecookingA dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream.
With its creamy texture and unique taste, our version is certain to win over even the most diehard stroganoff fans.
2002, Hope Ricciotti, Vincent Connelly, The Pregnancy Cookbook1 more example
For an unusual kidney stroganoff, saute them in a casserole with chopped onions, celery and carrot, then stew in wine, beer, cider or stock till tender, and stir in a little cream before serving.
1999, John Yeoman, Self Reliance: A Recipe for the New Millennium - broadlycountableuncountablecookingA dish prepared as above, with beef substituted by another protein (meat or meat substitute).
chicken stroganoff, mushroom stroganoff
Stroganoff2
plural Stroganoffs
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of stroganoff.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
stroganoff · noun
- RussianСтро́ганов
- Frenchstroganoff
- Englishstroganoff
From French stroganoff, ellipsis of bœuf Stroganoff (whence English beef stroganoff), from bœuf (“beef”) + Stroganoff (from Russian Стро́ганов (Stróganov)), named after one of the members of the Stroganov family, a distinguished Russian family involved in the settlement of Siberia. It has been debated whether it is named after the diplomat Pavel Alexandrovich Stroganov or the politician Alexander Stroganov. For the French-style postpositive placement of Stroganoff, compare chicken Kiev and bananas Foster.
More words from French, Russian
Full word history & related roots →Stroganoff · proper noun, noun
- RussianСтроганов m
- FrenchStroganoff
- EnglishStroganoff
Unadapted borrowing from French Stroganoff, from Russian Строганов m (Stroganov) (also Строганова f (Stroganova)).
More words from French, Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Stroganoffsaus
- Stroganoffsausdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Finnish stroganov, stroganovinpihvi
- stroganovdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- stroganovinpihvidish of sautéed pieces of beef
- stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
French bœuf Stroganov
- bœuf Stroganovdish of sautéed pieces of beef
German Bœuf Stroganoff, Bœuf Stroganow
- Bœuf Stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- Bœuf Stroganowdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Hungarian Sztroganov-bélszín
- Sztroganov-bélszíndish of sautéed pieces of beef
Japanese ビーフストロガノフ
- ビーフストロガノフ (bīfusutoroganofu)dish of sautéed pieces of beef
Korean 비프스트로가노프
- 비프스트로가노프 (bipeuseuteuroganopeu)dish of sautéed pieces of beef
Lithuanian jautienos befstrogenas
- jautienos befstrogenasdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Persian بیف استراگانف
- بیف استراگانفdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Portuguese estrogonofe, strogonoff
- estrogonofedish of sautéed pieces of beef
- strogonoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Russian бефстро́ганов
- бефстро́ганов (befstróganov)dish of sautéed pieces of beef
Spanish Filete Stroganoff, Beef Stroganoff
- Filete Stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- Beef Stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Swedish biff stroganoff, biffstroganoff
- biff stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- biffstroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- korv stroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
- korvstroganoffdish of sautéed pieces of beef
Cite this entry
stroganoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroganoff
“stroganoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroganoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stroganoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stroganoff.
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