Burgundy

See also burgundy

English

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Alternative forms

• burgundy (wine)

Etymology

Adapted from Medieval Latin Burgundia, French Bourgogne < Late Latin Burgundiones (“highlanders”). Burgundy (wine) is an abbreviation of the attributive use of the regional name, in Burgundy wine.

Proper noun

Burgundy

1. A region of France.

Derived terms

• Burgundian
• Burgundy hay
• Burgundy mixture
• Burgundy pitch
• Burgundy wine

Translations

region

Afrikaans: Boergondië (af) Armenian: Բուրգունդիա (hy) (Burgundia) Bulgarian: Бургундия Catalan: Borgonya  (ca) f. Chinese: 勃艮第公國 Croatian: Burgundija (hr) Czech: Burgundsko (cs) Danish: Bourgogne (da) Dutch: Bourgondië Esperanto: Burgonjo Finnish: Burgundi (fi), Bourgogne (fi) French: Bourgogne (fr) f., Burgondie (fr) German: Burgund (de) n. Greek: Βουργουνδία

Hungarian: Burgundia (hu) Italian: Borgogna (it) f. Japanese: ブルゴーニュ地域圏 Latin: Burgundia (la) f. Norwegian: Burgund (no) Polish: Burgundia (pl) f. Portuguese: Borgonha Romanian: Burgundia (ro) Russian: Бургундия f. Spanish: Borgoña Swedish: Burgund (sv) Turkish: Burgonya (tr) Ukrainian: Бургундія f. West Frisian: Boergonje (fy)

Noun

Burgundy (plural Burgundies)

1. A variety of red wine from this region.
2. A variety of wine resembling that of Burgundy; especially from Australia or California.

Synonyms

• Burgundy wine

Derived terms

• burgundy

Translations

wine

Danish: bourgogne (da) c., bourgognevin (da) c. Finnish: burgundinviini, bourgogneviini

French: bourgogne (fr) m. German: Burgunder (de) m.