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Bordeaux

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • bôr-dōʹ
  • General-American: /bɔɹˈdoʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɔːˈdəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: B AO0 R D OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A wine coming from that area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We had a nice bottle of Bordeaux last night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Claret (color).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bordeaux wine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wine, vino

Narrower terms: Medoc, claret, red Bordeaux

8

noun

Meaning 8

a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center, port

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h3rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُورْدُو (burdū) — city
  • Arabic: بُرْذَال (burḏāl) — city
  • Asturian: Burdeos — city
  • Basque: Bordele — city
  • Breton: Bourdel — city
  • Bulgarian: Бордо́ (Bordó) — city
  • Catalan: Bordeus — city
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波爾多 /波尔多 (Bō'ěrduō) — city
  • Corsican: Bordeaux — city
  • Corsican: Bordella — city
  • Corsican: Bordellu — city
  • Danish: Bordeaux — city
  • Dutch: Bordeaux — city
  • Farefare: Boddo — city
  • Farefare: Buddigala — city
  • Finnish: Bordeaux — city
  • French: Bordeaux — city
  • Middle French: Bordeaulx — city
  • Galician: Bordeos — city
  • Galician: Bordeaux — city
  • Georgian: ბორდო (bordo) — city
  • German: Bordeaux — city
  • Greek: Μπορντό (Borntó) — city
  • Greek: Μπορντώ (Borntó) — city
  • Hebrew: בּוֹרדוֹ (Bordó) — city
  • Old Irish: Bordgal — city
  • Italian: Bordeaux — city
  • Italian: Bordello — city
  • Italian: Bordella — city
  • Japanese: ボルドー (Borudō) — city
  • Korean: 보르도 (Boreudo) — city
  • Latin: Burdigala — city
  • Marathi: बोर्डो (borḍo) — city
  • Occitan: Bordèu — city
  • Old Occitan: Bordel — city
  • Iranian Persian: بردو (bordow) — city
  • Polish: Bordeaux — city
  • Portuguese: Bordéus — city
  • Romanian: Bordeaux — city
  • Russian: Бордо́ (Bordó) — city
  • Spanish: Burdeos — city
  • Turkish: Bordo — city
  • Turkish: Bordeaux — city
  • Welsh: Bordo — city
  • Welsh: Bwrdiaws — city
  • Welsh: Bwrdios — city
Real reading context

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