noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/buːˈdæ̃/
UK:/ˈbuː.dæ̃/
US:/buˈdæ̃/
Louisiana:/ˈbudæ̃/
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CMU ARPABET:B UW1 D IH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A sausage in southern Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine, made from rice, ground pork (occasionally crawfish), and spices in a sausage casing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A structure formed by boudinage: one or a series of elongated, sausage-shaped section(s) in rock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French boudin. Doublet of pudding. Cf. also poutine.