boudin

[ boo-dan ]

/ buˈdɛ̃ /

noun, plural bou·dins [boo-dan; English boo-danz] /buˈdɛ̃; English buˈdɛ̃z/. French Cookery.

a blood sausage (boudin noir) or sometimes a white sausage (boudin blanc), made of chicken, pork, or veal.

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Origin of boudin

1795–1805, Americanism; < Louisiana French, French: sausage; Old French, of obscure origin

Words nearby boudin

boucicault, bouclé, bouclée, boudeuse, boudicca, boudin, boudin blanc, boudin noir, boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant

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Example sentences from the Web for boudin

In 2003, Boudin was released; by 2008 she had landed a coveted teaching position at an Ivy League university.
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Boudin was present, but escaped the explosion and evaded capture.
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He was born in Paris but spent most of his youth in Havre, where he met a painter of harbours and shipping scenes called Boudin.
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Dr Boudin had said the invalid might have gooseberry syrup with seltzer water.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

Boudin declared that this information was good, and yet that he did not know whence it came; and he stuck to this contradiction.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
Or the boudin may be packed into jars, and sliced or cut into dice and sautéed when cold.
American Cookery|Various
They were well-known medical men of the city, Drs Pinault and Boudin.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure

British Dictionary definitions for boudin (1 of 2)

boudin

/ (French budɛ̃) /

noun

a French version of a black pudding

Word Origin for boudin

C20: French

British Dictionary definitions for boudin (2 of 2)

Boudin

/ (French budɛ̃) /

noun

Eugène (øʒɛn). 1824–98, French painter: one of the first French landscape painters to paint in the open air; a forerunner of impressionism

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