bar-le-duc

or Bar-le-Duc

[ bahr-luh-dook ]

noun

1. a preserve made from gooseberries or white or red currants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bar-le-duc¹

For Bar-le-Duc, France

Example Sentences

Bar le duc or currant jelly may be used to spread on the cakes.

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A little later a cross-country journey necessitated our changing cars at Bar-le-Duc.

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Bar-le-Duc was at one time the seat of the countship, later duchy, of Bar, the history of which is given below.

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Without replying he draws from his large pockets a brandy flask, a sausage and two pots of jam from Bar-le-Duc.

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There is a variety of French preserved gooseberries called Bar-le-Duc which is particularly delicious.

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