English Explanatory Dictionary

burgundy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).
  2. A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
adj
  1. Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.
name
  1. A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
  2. An early-medieval kingdom and later former duchy in France and the Netherlands.
noun
  1. A variety of wine from this region, chiefly red wine made with pinot noir grapes.
  2. A variety of wine resembling that of Burgundy; especially from Australia or California.
  3. Obsolete form of burgundy.
adj
  1. Obsolete form of burgundy.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/ /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/ en-au-burgundy.ogg /ˈbɜːɡəndi/ /ˈbɝːɡəndi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Burgundy.wav

Word forms

burgundy burgundies more burgundy most burgundy

Etymology

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

Related words

Burgundy beef bourguignon bourguignonne

Derived words

burgundyish Burgundian Burgundy hay Burgundy mixture Burgundy pitch Burgundy wine burgundy

Translations

Arabic: بُرْجَنْدِي Arabic: نبيتي Catalan: bordeus Czech: bordó Finnish: burgundi Finnish: burgundinpunainen Finnish: viininpunainen French: bordeaux French: bourgogne Georgian: მუქი წითელი Georgian: ბურგუნდისფერი Georgian: შინდისფერი German: Bordeauxrot German: Weinrot German: Burgunderrot Greek: μπορντό Hindi: अर्गवानी Hindi: अर्गवनी Hindi: अरगवानी Hungarian: burgundi vörös Irish: burgúnach Italian: borgogna Malay: merah tedas Norwegian: burgunder Polish: bordo Portuguese: bordô Romanian: bordo Spanish: burdeos Spanish: vino tinto Spanish: bordó Turkish: bordo Ukrainian: бордо́вий Ukrainian: вишне́вий Urdu: ارغوانی Catalan: borgonya Danish: bourgogne Danish: bourgognevin Finnish: burgundinviini Finnish: bourgogneviini French: bourgogne Georgian: ბურგუნდიული ღვინო German: Burgunder Irish: fíon Burgúine Irish: burgúin Polish: burgund Swedish: bourgogne Swedish: bourgognevin
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