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bourguignon

adj · name · noun · 6 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.

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  • General-American: /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/
  • CMU ARPABET: B UH2 R G IY0 N Y OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In a style typical of Burgundy (whether the administrative region, the earlier duchy, or both).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

Examples

  • Near-synonym: Burgundian
  • vegetable bourguignon
  • cod bourguignon

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bourguignonne, Burgundian

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of bourguignon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

The Romance Burgundian language or dialect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • They ordered a nice red to go with their bourguignon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of bourguignon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bourguignon sauce, Burgundy sauce

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sauce

History

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from French bourguignon.

Borrowed from French bourguignon.

Real reading context

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