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bordelaise

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • bôr'də-lāzʹ
  • UK: /ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/
  • US: /ˌbɔɹdəˈleɪz/
  • rhymes with -eɪz

1

adj

Meaning 1

Served with Bordelaise sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

Examples

  • lobster bordelaise

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of Bordelaise sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise.