Newburg
bɜrg, ˈnyu- adjective
(of seafood) cooked with a cream sauce containing sherry: lobster Newburg.
Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; after Newburgh, a fishing village in Scotland
1900–05, Americanism; after Newburgh, a fishing village in Scotland
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| —adj | |
| (immediately postpositive) (of shellfish, esp lobster) cooked in a rich sauce of butter, cream, sherry, and egg yolks | |
| [of unknown origin] | |
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