bigarade

American  

[big-uh-reyd, bee-guh-rahd, bee-ga-rad] / ˌbɪg əˈreɪd, ˌbi gəˈrɑd, bi gaˈrad /

noun

plural

bigarades

1. a Seville or bitter orange.

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adjective

1. French Cooking. (of a sauce) prepared with bitter oranges.

   duck bigarade.

Etymology

Origin of bigarade

1695–1705; < French: bitter orange < Provençal bigarrado, derivative of bigarrar to variegate; see bigarreau

Example Sentences

The next quality, "neroli bigarade," is derived from the blossoms of the Citrus bigaradia, or Seville orange.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

For instance, my good man, caneton à la bigarade, or duckling garnished with the oozy, saliva-provoking sauce of the peel of bitter oranges.

From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.

The "petale" and "bigarade" neroli are used to an enormous extent in the manufacture of eau de Cologne and other handkerchief perfumes.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus