English Explanatory Dictionary

Bordeaux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
  2. A surname from French.
noun
  1. A wine coming from that area.
  2. Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture.
  3. Claret (color).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”).

Pronunciation

bôr-dōʹ /bɔɹˈdoʊ/ /bɔːˈdəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bordeaux.wav

Word forms

Bordeaux Bordeauxes Bordeauxs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

Derived words

Lake Bordeaux B
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