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cordonbleu

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[kawr-dn-bloo, -don-] / ˌkɔr dnˈblu, -dɒn- /

noun

  1. any of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.

Etymology

Origin of cordonbleu

< French cordon bleu; see cordon bleu

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