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^[1]:

     I bombarded him with questions about his history with bigos.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: bigos (pl) m
• Swedish: bigos (sv) c

Anagrams

• Igbos, biogs

French

Noun

bigos

1. plural of bigo

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɡɔs/

• Audio:

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• 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

• bigosowy

 

verb

• bigosować impf

 

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
• → Swedish: bigos

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)

Swedish

bigos med bröd

Noun

bigos c

1. bigos (Polish stew)

   Bigos är en polsk gryta med surkål och kött

   Bigos is a Polish stew with sauerkraut and meat

Declension

Declension of bigos

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bigos	bigos
	definite	bigosen	bigosens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—