burgoo
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gu, bɜrˈgu noun, plural bur·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
1735–45; perhaps ultimately < Arabic burghul, burghūl cracked wheat (see bulgur), though immediate source is uncertain
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burgoo (ˈbɜːɡuː, bɜːˈɡuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
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Burgoo
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Example sentences
The other is to include them in a stew called burgoo, where everything's put in-vegetables and all sorts of rodent parts.
The meat is also good cooked in a crock-pot or a traditional burgoo.
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