Nearby Words

burgoo

[bur-goo, bur-goo]

bur·goo

[bur-goo, bur-goo]
noun, plural -goos for 2b.
1.
a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
2.
Chiefly Kentucky and Tennessee.
a.
a thick, highly seasoned soup or stew, usually made of chicken or small game and corn, tomatoes, and onions.
b.
a picnic or other gathering at which burgoo is served.

Origin:
1735–45; perhaps ultimately < Arabic burghul, burghūl cracked wheat (see bulgur), though immediate source is uncertain
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To burgoo

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Burgoo is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Collins
World English Dictionary
burgoo (ˈbɜːɡuː, bɜːˈɡuː)
 
n , pl -goos
1.  slang nautical porridge
2.  (Southern US)
 a.  a thick highly seasoned soup or stew of meat and vegetables
 b.  a picnic or gathering at which such soup is served
 
[C18: perhaps from Arabic burghul crushed grain]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature