bigos

See also: big Os

English
A plate of bigos

Etymology

From Polish bigos.

Noun

bigos (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat
    • 2008 February 27, Alex Witchel, “A Stew With a Past and a Future”, in New York Times‎:
      I bombarded him with questions about his history with bigos.

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Noun

bigos

  1. plural of bigo

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blei + Guss (“lead casting”),[1] or from German begossen.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ɡɔs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡɔs
  • Syllabification: bi‧gos

Noun

bigos m inan (diminutive bigosik)

  1. bigos (Polish stew)
  2. (colloquial) commotion, stir
    niezły bigos ― quite a commotion
    prawdziwy bigos ― a real stir
    narobić bigosu ― to stir a commotion
    Ale narobiłeś bigosu! ― You've caused quite a commotion!

Declension
Declension of bigos
singular plural
nominative bigos bigosy
genitive bigosu bigosów
dative bigosowi bigosom
accusative bigos bigosy
instrumental bigosem bigosami
locative bigosie bigosach
vocative bigosie bigosy

Derived terms
adjective
verb

Collocations
stew
  • tradycyjny bigos ― traditional bigos
  • wojskowy bigos ― military bigos
  • bigos myśliwski ― hunter's stew
  • bigos staropolski ― Old Polish bigos
  • smak bigosu ― the taste of bigos
  • zapach bigosu ― the smell of bigos
  • degustacja bigosu ― tasting bigos
  • gar/kociołek bigosu ― a pot of bigos
  • miska bigosu ― a bowl of bigos
  • talerz bigosu ― a plate of bigos
  • dodatek do bigosu ― a side of bigos
  • przepis na bigos ― a bigos recipe
  • serwować bigos ― to serve bigos
  • przyrządzić bigos ― to whip up bigos
  • gotować/ugotować bigos ― to cook bigos
  • pachnieć bigosem ― to smell of bigos
  • częstować bigosem ― to treat (someone) to bigos
  • posilić się bigosem ― to enjoy a meal of bigos
  • uchodzić za bigos ― to pass for bigos
  • zamawiać bigos ― to order bigos
  • podać bigos ― to serve bigos
  • rozdawać bigos ― to ladle out bigos

Descendants
  • → English: bigos

References
  1. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bigos”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. bigos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

Further reading
  • bigos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bigos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɡos/ [ˈbi.ɣ̞os]
  • Rhymes: -iɡos
  • Syllabification: bi‧gos

Noun

bigos m (plural bigos)

  1. bigos (Polish stew dish)
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