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Dijon

American

[dee-zhawn] / diˈʒɔ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Côte d'Or, in E central France.

Dijon British

/ diʒɔ̃ /

noun

a city in E France: capital of the former duchy of Burgundy. Pop: 149 867 (1999)

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You don’t have to do much other than replace your normal Hellmann’s mayo and Dijon mustard with a bottle of Ayoh and all of a sudden you have a crunchy dill pickle-flavored turkey sandwich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The album's central theme is the ecstasy and chaos of fatherhood, with Dijon addressing the title track to his firstborn, then imploring his wife to expand the family on the subtly-titled Another Baby!

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Think crescent dough wrapped around ribbons of honey ham and Swiss, each ball bathed in a poppy-seed-studded glaze of butter, Dijon, Worcestershire, and a hint of brown sugar, then baked until puffed, golden, and gleaming.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Guards noticed the two men had fled from the Dijon prison before dawn.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

The famous Schaffhauser grilled cheese had a secret layer of Dijon mustard.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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