burgundy

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noun

bur·​gun·​dy ˈbər-gən-dē 

1

or Burgundy plural burgundies or Burgundies : a red or white unblended wine from Burgundy

also : a blended red wine produced elsewhere

2

plural burgundies : a reddish-purple color

burgundy

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adjective

variants or Burgundy

: cooked in red wine and especially Burgundy typically with onions and often mushrooms : bourguignon

burgundy chicken

We make a quick version of beef Burgundy using mushrooms, shallots and baby carrots.

—Brooke Dojny

Examples of burgundy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As temperatures took a dive, everyone reached for warm, earthy hues from chocolate brown to burgundy, and so too did leopard print re-enter the spotlight as everyone's go-to way to spice up a monochromatic look. —Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024

The wedding burgundy rent-a-tux (complete with a ruffled shirt) references the original film. —Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Adjective

Before kicking off the festivities, the Masked Singer star, 34, was photographed in an eye-popping flamingo-pink outfit that consisted of a furry cropped coat with a scarf, barrel trousers, a balaclava-style hood, retro pink sunglasses and burgundy boots. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025

Options this season include the roomy Bea tote in both classic black and leopard-print (a star in Vogue Shopping’s Trending Now shoot), a slouchy suede shoulder bag, and patent mini bag in a bold burgundy color (a particular favorite of supermodel and Rhode founder, Hailey Bieber). —Laura Jackson, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Burgundy, region in France

Adjective

from attributive use of burgundy entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing burgundy

• beef burgundy

Geographical Definition

Burgundy

geographical name

Bur·​gun·​dy ˈbər-gən-dē 

variants or French Bourgogne

bür-ˈgȯnʸ 

1

region and with varying limits former kingdom, duchy, and province in eastern France south of the region of Champagne

2

former county of France east of Burgundy province; later called Franche-Com*té \ ˌfräⁿsh-​kōⁿ-​ˈtā \

Burgundian

(ˌ)bər-ˈgən-dē-ən 

adjective or noun