Bourguignonne
[ boor-geen-yawn, -yohn, -yuhn; French boor-gee-nyawn ]
/ ˌbʊər ginˈyɔn, -ˈyoʊn, -ˈyʌn; French bur giˈnyɔn /
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Origin of Bourguignonne
1915–20; <French, feminine of bourguignon
Words nearby Bourguignonne
Bourges, Bourget, Bourgogne, Bourguiba, bourguignon, Bourguignonne, Bourke-White, bourn, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bourneville-Pringle disease
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How to use Bourguignonne in a sentence
"Come in, la Bourguignonne," said Marie, taking the child from his nurse and bringing him to the King.
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