boudin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines.
  2. A sausage in southern Louisiana Creole and Cajun cuisine, made from rice, ground pork (occasionally crawfish), and spices in a sausage casing.
  3. A structure formed by boudinage: one or a series of elongated, sausage-shaped section(s) in rock.

Pronunciation

/buːˈdæ̃/ /ˈbuː.dæ̃/ /buˈdæ̃/ /ˈbudæ̃/ Boudin-pronunciation.ogg

Word forms

boudin boudins

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French boudin. Doublet of pudding. Cf. also poutine.

Derived words

boudin blanc boudin noir
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