boudin noir
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boudin noir
< French: black sausage
Example Sentences
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Despite the boudin noir on the menu, Holybelly isn’t your typical French café.
From Slate • Jan. 24, 2014
Gold’s jackets, snug and black and leather, encase him like the skin around a boudin noir, which, being pig-derived, is among his favorite foods.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 1, 2009
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