bar-le-duc

noun

¦bärlə¦d(y)ük,

-du̇

plural -s

often capitalized

1

: a preserve of whole white currants from which the seeds have been removed

2

: any preserve of whole fruit (such as berries)

Word History

Etymology

French, from Bar-le-Duc, commune in Meuse department, northeastern France

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