name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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bôr-dōʹ
General-American:/bɔɹˈdoʊ/
Received-Pronunciation:/bɔːˈdəʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊ
CMU ARPABET:B AO0 R D OW1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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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name
Meaning 2
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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.
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noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Claret (color).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Bordeaux wine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wine, vino
Narrower terms: Medoc, claret, red Bordeaux
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noun
Meaning 8
a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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.