BORDEAUX

Bordeaux, Bordeaux wine

(noun) any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them

Bordeaux

(noun) a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Bordeaux

The capital city of Gironde department, France; capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Noun

Bordeaux (countable and uncountable, plural Bordeaux or Bordeauxes or Bordeauxs)

A wine coming from that area.

A Bordeaux mixture.

Noun

bordeaux (countable and uncountable, plural bordeaux or bordeauxes or bordeauxs)

Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)

Source: Wiktionary


Bor*deaux", a.

Definition: Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France.

– n.

Definition: A claret wine from Bordeaux.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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