bourguignonne

Bour·gui·gnonne

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo r-geen-yawn, -yohn, -yuhn; French boor-gee-nyawn]
- /ˌbʊər ginˈyɔn, -ˈyoʊn, -ˈyʌn; French bur giˈnyɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo r-geen-yawn, -yohn, -yuhn; French boor-gee-nyawn]
- /ˌbʊər ginˈyɔn, -ˈyoʊn, -ˈyʌn; French bur giˈnyɔn/

Definitions of bourguignonne word

noun bourguignonne Burgundy (def 5). 1
noun bourguignonne A part of the fontange, a particular hair-do (ribbons, wire and lace knotted in the hair) invented by the Duchess of Fontange (one of King Louis XIV’s mistresses in 1679-1680). 0
noun bourguignonne A wine cask (228 l), or a wine bottle (75 to 85cl). 0
adjective bourguignonne feminine singular of bourguignon. 0

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Origin of bourguignonne

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; < French, feminine of bourguignon

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