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bigarreau

American

[big-uh-roh, big-uh-roh] / ˈbɪg əˌroʊ, ˌbɪg əˈroʊ /

noun

a large, heart-shaped variety of sweet cherry, having firm flesh.

bigarreau British

/ ˌbɪɡəˈrəʊ, ˈbɪɡəˌrəʊ /

noun

any of several heart-shaped varieties of sweet cherry that have firm flesh

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Etymology

Origin of bigarreau

1620–30; < French, equivalent to bigarr ( é ) variegated (past participle of bigarrer, perhaps bi ( s ) twice ( see bis ¹) + -garrer, verbal derivative of Middle French garre of two colors; of obscure origin) + -eau noun suffix (earlier -el < Latin -ellus )

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