boeuf bourguignon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boeuf bourguignon
< French: literally, Burgundian beef; see bourguignon
Example Sentences
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That Guillermo del Toro had never before addressed “Frankenstein” is a bit like Yo-Yo Ma overlooking the Bach cello suites, or Julia Child having blanked on boeuf bourguignon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
Bill makes a root vegetable orange soup with duck hash, a deconstructed boeuf bourguignon and orange cream puffs with orange chantilly cream.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2022
The Julia Child Challenge In the season finale, the three finalists prepare four-course meals from Child’s classic recipes: a croque monsieur, duck a l’orange, boeuf bourguignon and a croquembouche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Marie-Aude Rose, the chef, applies classical precision to eggs, salads, bouillon, boeuf bourguignon and other French cafe standards, which is more than you can say for some cafes in France.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2018
Mostly, I fed my own cravings—ordering those fig bars from Amazon in bulk, cooking boeuf bourguignon at 38 weeks.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2018
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