Standard Lemma guide

burgundy

adj · name · noun · 12 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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  • UK: /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/
  • US: /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • UK: /ˈbɜːɡəndi/
  • US: /ˈbɝːɡəndi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 G AH0 N D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Obsolete form of burgundy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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3

name

Meaning 3

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A variety of wine from this region, chiefly red wine made with pinot noir grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A variety of wine resembling that of Burgundy; especially from Australia or California.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Obsolete form of burgundy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

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10

noun

Meaning 10

a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dark red

11

noun

Meaning 11

red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Burgundy wine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wine, vino

Narrower terms: Beaujolais, Chablis, white Burgundy, Montrachet

12

noun

Meaning 12

a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bourgogne

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: French region

History

Etymology

1881, from attributive use of Burgundy (“wine from Burgundy”) from Burgundy wine, from Burgundy (“region of France”) + wine.

From Late Latin Burgundia. Doublet of Bourgogne. Burgundy (wine) is an abbreviation of the attributive use of the regional name, in Burgundy wine.

Across languages

Translations

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: sangoruĝa — color
  • Finnish: burgundi — color
  • Finnish: burgundinpunainen — color
  • Finnish: viininpunainen — color
  • French: bordeaux — color
  • French: bourgogne — color
  • Georgian: ბურგუნდისფერი (burgundisperi) — color
  • German: bordeaux — color
  • German: weinrot — color
  • German: bordeauxfarben — color
  • Hindi: अर्गवानी (argavānī) — color
  • Hindi: अर्गवनी (argavnī) — color
  • Hindi: अरगवानी (aragvānī) — color
  • Hungarian: burgundi vörös — color
  • Irish: burgúnach — color
  • Norwegian: burgunder — color
  • Polish: bordowy — color
  • Polish: burgundowy — color
  • Portuguese: bordô — color
  • Portuguese: vinho — color
  • Romanian: bordo — color
  • Russian: бургундский (burgundskij) — color
  • Spanish: burdeos — color
  • Spanish: vino tinto — color
  • Spanish: bordó — color
  • Ukrainian: вишне́вий (vyšnévyj) — color
  • Ukrainian: бордо́вий (bordóvyj) — color
  • Urdu: ارغوانی (arġvānī) — color
  • Afrikaans: Boergondië — region
  • Armenian: Բուրգունդիա (Burgundia) — region
  • Basque: Borgoina — region
  • Bulgarian: Бургу́ндия (Burgúndija) — region
  • Catalan: Borgonya — region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勃艮第 (Bógěndì) — region
  • Corsican: Burgogna — region
  • Czech: Burgundsko — region
  • Danish: Bourgogne — region
  • Danish: Burgund — region
  • Dutch: Bourgondië — region
  • Esperanto: Burgonjo — region
  • Finnish: Burgundi — region
  • Finnish: Bourgogne — region
  • Franco-Provençal: Borgogne — region
  • French: Bourgogne — region
  • French: Burgondie — region
  • West-Frisian: Boergonje — region
  • Friulian: Borgogne — region
  • Georgian: ბურგუნდია (burgundia) — region
  • Georgian: ბურგონი (burgoni) — region
  • German: Burgund — region
  • Greek: Βουργουνδία (Vourgoundía) — region
  • Hungarian: Burgundia — region
  • Irish: An Bhurgúin — region
  • Italian: Borgogna — region
  • Japanese: ブルゴーニュ (Burugōnyu) — region
  • Latin: Burgundia — region
  • Latvian: Burgundija — region
  • Manx: Yn Vurgoon — region
  • Middle English: Burgoyne — region
  • Norman: Bourgouongne — region
  • Norwegian: Burgund — region
  • Occitan: Borgonha — region
  • Polish: Burgundia — region
  • Portuguese: Borgonha — region
  • Portuguese: Burgúndia — region
  • Romanian: Burgundia — region
  • Russian: Бургу́ндия (Burgúndija) — region
  • Serbo-Croatian: Бургундија — region
  • Serbo-Croatian: Бургоња — region
  • Serbo-Croatian: Burgundija — region
  • Serbo-Croatian: Burgonja — region
  • Sicilian: Burgogna — region
  • Spanish: Borgoña — region
  • Swedish: Burgund — region
  • Swedish: Bourgogne — region
  • Turkish: Burgonya — region
  • Ukrainian: Бургу́ндія (Burhúndija) — region
  • Welsh: Bwrgwyn — region
  • Yiddish: בורגונדי (burgundi) — region
  • Bulgarian: Бургу́ндия (Burgúndija) — medieval duchy in France and the Netherlands
  • Danish: Burgund — medieval duchy in France and the Netherlands
  • Finnish: Burgundi — medieval duchy in France and the Netherlands
  • Middle English: Burgoyne — medieval duchy in France and the Netherlands
  • Swedish: Burgund — medieval duchy in France and the Netherlands
  • Arabic: بُرْجَنْدِي (burgandi) — color
  • Arabic: نبيتي (nbīti) — color
  • Catalan: bordeus — color
  • Czech: bordó — color
  • French: bordeaux — color
  • French: bourgogne — color
  • Georgian: მუქი წითელი (muki c̣iteli) — color
  • Georgian: შინდისფერი (šindisperi) — color
  • German: Bordeauxrot — color
  • German: Weinrot — color
  • German: Burgunderrot — color
  • Greek: μπορντό (borntó) — color
  • Hindi: अर्गवानी (argavānī) — color
  • Hindi: अर्गवनी (argavnī) — color
  • Hindi: अरगवानी (aragvānī) — color
  • Irish: burgúnach — color
  • Italian: borgogna — color
  • Malay: merah tedas — color
  • Norwegian: burgunder — color
  • Polish: bordo — color
  • Spanish: bordó — color
  • Turkish: bordo — color
  • Urdu: ارغوانی (arġvānī) — color
  • Catalan: borgonya — wine
  • Danish: bourgogne — wine
  • Danish: bourgognevin — wine
  • Finnish: burgundinviini — wine
  • Finnish: bourgogneviini — wine
  • French: bourgogne — wine
  • Georgian: ბურგუნდიული ღვინო (burgundiuli ɣvino) — wine
  • German: Burgunder — wine
  • Irish: fíon Burgúine — wine
  • Irish: burgúin — wine
  • Polish: burgund — wine
  • Swedish: bourgogne — wine
  • Swedish: bourgognevin — wine
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