burgoo

[ bur-goo, bur-goo ]
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noun,plural bur·goos for 2b.
  1. a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.

  2. Chiefly Kentucky and Tennessee.

    • a thick, highly seasoned soup or stew, usually made of chicken or small game and corn, tomatoes, and onions.

    • a picnic or other gathering at which burgoo is served.

Origin of burgoo

1
1735–45; perhaps ultimately <Arabic burghul, burghūl cracked wheat (see bulgur), though immediate source is uncertain

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burgoo

/ (ˈbɜːɡuː, bɜːˈɡuː) /


nounplural -goos
  1. nautical slang porridge

  2. Southern US

    • a thick highly seasoned soup or stew of meat and vegetables

    • a picnic or gathering at which such soup is served

Origin of burgoo

1
C18: perhaps from Arabic burghul crushed grain

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