Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourguignon

/ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: bour-guignon
IPA: /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

adj

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

name

The Romance Burgundian language or dialect.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of bourguignon.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of bourguignon.

Example Sentences

"They ordered a nice red to go with their bourguignon."
"[…] he brought it all up in one of those ice boxes, along with clams and scallops and bread, shortbread even. The guy would freeze his arm if he thought he could make a nice bourguignon with it."
"Near-synonym: Burgundian"
"vegetable bourguignon"
"cod bourguignon"
"He published an edition of Virgil in the Bourguignon dialect, with notes, at Dijon, in 1831."

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from French bourguignon.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bourguignon

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bourguignons (plural)

Phrases

beef Bourguignon

Frequently Paired Words

beef Bourguignon

Synonyms

bourguignonne Burgundian bourguignon sauce burgundy sauce

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bourguignon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɔɹɡinˈjoʊn/.
What does bourguignon mean?: Beef bourguignon, or a similar dish replacing beef with some other ingredient.
Where does bourguignon come from?: It is traced to French.

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