burgundy

burgundy

See also: Burgundy

English

WOTD – 30 August 2009

Etymology

1881, from attributive use of Burgundy (“wine from Burgundy”) from Burgundy wine, from Burgundy (“region of France”) + wine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜ.ɡən.di/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.ɡən.di/

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Noun

burgundy (countable and uncountable, plural burgundies)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).
2. (color) A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.

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Translations

color

Catalan: bordeus (ca) m Finnish: burgundi (fi), burgundinpunainen (fi), viininpunainen (fi) French: bordeaux (fr) Georgian: მუქი წითელი (muki c̣iteli), ბურგუნდისფერი (burgundisperi), შინდისფერი (šindisperi) German: Bordeauxrot n, Weinrot n, Burgunderrot n Hindi: अर्गवानी (hi) m (argavānī), अर्गवनी (hi) m (argavnī), अरगवानी (hi) m (aragvānī) Hungarian: burgundi vörös Irish: burgúnach m Italian: borgogna m Norwegian: burgunder m Polish: bordo (pl) n Portuguese: bordô (pt) Romanian: bordo (ro) Spanish: burdeos, vino tinto Ukrainian: бордо́вий (uk) (bordóvyj), вишне́вий (uk) (vyšnévyj) Urdu: ارغوانی‎ m (arġvānī)

Adjective

burgundy (comparative more burgundy, superlative most burgundy)

1. Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.
   • 1981, “Texas Monthly”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 9, number 1, page 96:

     She and her beige-chemised assistant entered the salonlike fourth-floor showroom and were ushered into a smaller private room with burgundy carpeting that matched Rubylee's J. Tiktiner print dress.

Related terms

• beef bourguignon
• bourguignonne

Translations

color

Finnish: burgundi (fi), burgundinpunainen (fi), viininpunainen (fi) French: bordeaux (fr) German: bordeaux, weinrot (de), bordeauxfarben (de) Hindi: अर्गवानी (hi) (argavānī), अर्गवनी (hi) (argavnī), अरगवानी (hi) (aragvānī) Hungarian: burgundi vörös Irish: burgúnach Norwegian: burgunder Polish: bordowy (pl), burgundowy (pl) Portuguese: bordô (pt), vinho (pt) Romanian: bordo (ro) Russian: бургундский (ru) (burgundskij) Spanish: burdeos, vino tinto Ukrainian: вишне́вий (uk) (vyšnévyj), бордо́вий (uk) (bordóvyj) Urdu: ارغوانی‎ (arġvānī)

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine ^{(Category: en:Reds)}