Burgundy

[ bur-guhn-dee ]

noun

, plural Bur·gun·dies

1. French Bourgogne. a region in central France: a former kingdom, duchy, and province.
2. any of various wines, red and white, mostly still, full, and dry, produced in the Burgundy region.
3. (often lowercase) any of various red wines with similar characteristics made elsewhere.
4. (lowercase) a grayish red-brown to dark blackish-purple color.
5. Also called Burgundy sauce. a sauce made with red wine and thickened with an espagnole sauce or kneaded butter, served with eggs, meat, fish, or poultry.

adjective

1. (lowercase) having the color burgundy.

Burgundy

/ ˈbɜːɡəndɪ /

noun

1. a region of E France famous for its wines, lying west of the Saône: formerly a semi-independent duchy; annexed to France in 1482 French nameBourgogne
2. Free County of Burgundy
   another name for Franche-Comté
3. a monarchy (1384–1477) of medieval Europe, at its height including the Low Countries, the duchy of Burgundy, and Franche-Comté
4. Kingdom of Burgundy
   a kingdom in E France, established in the early 6th century ad , eventually including the later duchy of Burgundy, Franche-Comté, and the Kingdom of Provence: known as the Kingdom of Arles from the 13th century
5. 1. any red or white wine produced in the region of Burgundy, around Dijon
   2. any heavy red table wine
6. often not capital a blackish-purple to purplish-red colour

Example Sentences

Johnston played pizzeria owner Jimmy Pesto Sr. in the animated “Bob’s Burgers,” a police officer in “Arrested Development” and a street-brawling newsman in the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Burgundy Trejo Phoenix, an Yaqui actress who voices a character named Squash in “Spirit Rangers,” first connected with the Chapter House when it screened the Season 4 finale of the kids show in April.

From Los Angeles Times

On July 31, 1395, the Duke of Burgundy declared a war of annihilation on an "evil and disloyal" enemy and invader: a purple, acidic grape known as "Gamay."

From Salon

He started out strong at mile one, identifying a 2018 Burgundy pinot noir, and went on to name, "mostly correctly", 21 wines, getting four wrong.

From BBC

Street photographer Daron Burgundy told KTLA-TV that that taggers had been busy spray painting the structure for the past three nights.

From Los Angeles Times

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