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Dijon

American  
[dee-zhawn] / diˈʒɔ̃ /

noun

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


Dijon British  
/ diʒɔ̃ /

noun

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

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He also told the crowd of a new delicacy he discovered: white grapes dipped in spicy Dijon mustard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

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

What a wild year it's been for Dijon Duenas.

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

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

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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