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Bur⋅gun⋅dy

[bur-guhn-dee] noun, plural -dies for 2, 3, 5, adjective
–noun
1. French, Bourgogne. a region in central France: a former kingdom, duchy, and province.
2. wine, of many varieties, red and white, mostly still, full, and dry, produced in the Burgundy region.
3. (often lowercase) red wine with similar characteristics made elsewhere.
4. (lowercase) a grayish red-brown to dark blackish-purple color.
5. Also called Burgundy sauce. a sauce made with red wine and thickened with an espagnole sauce or kneaded butter, served with eggs, meat, fish, or poultry.
–adjective
6. (lowercase) having the color burgundy.
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Word Origin & History

Burgundy 
1672, "wine made in Burgundy," duchy in France, from M.L. Burgundia, from L.L. Burgundiones, lit. "highlanders."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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