burgundy

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noun

bur·​gun·​dy ˈbər-gən-dē 

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or Burgundy plural burgundies or Burgundies : a red or white unblended wine from Burgundy

also : a blended red wine produced elsewhere

2

plural burgundies : a reddish-purple color

burgundy

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adjective

variants or Burgundy

: cooked in red wine and especially Burgundy typically with onions and often mushrooms : bourguignon

burgundy chicken

We make a quick version of beef Burgundy using mushrooms, shallots and baby carrots.

—Brooke Dojny

Examples of burgundy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In mid-spring, the entire canopy turns into a cloud of pink, white, burgundy, or red blossoms, filling the air with sweet perfume. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025

Simple to start from seed, sunflowers come in colors from traditional golden yellow to burgundy and bicolors. —Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025

Adjective

The man, who had a light complexion, was last seen wearing a burgundy sweatsuit and tan work boots, according to police. —Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025

Surveillance video captured by a camera on Bradford’s front door showed that as Bradford ran to his pickup truck — a burgundy and tan Ford F-150 — Gadson fired several shots from a handgun at him. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Burgundy, region in France

Adjective

from attributive use of burgundy entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing burgundy

• beef burgundy

Geographical Definition

Burgundy

geographical name

Bur·​gun·​dy ˈbər-gən-dē 

variants or French Bourgogne

bür-ˈgȯnʸ 

1

region and with varying limits former kingdom, duchy, and province in eastern France south of the region of Champagne

2

former county of France east of Burgundy province; later called Franche-Com*té \ ˌfräⁿsh-​kōⁿ-​ˈtā \

Burgundian

(ˌ)bər-ˈgən-dē-ən 

adjective or noun