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Bordeaux.

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Meaning & usage

name/bɔɹˈdoʊ/General-American/bɔːˈdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

  2. A surname from French.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

noun/bɔɹˈdoʊ/General-American/bɔːˈdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A wine coming from that area.

    countable · uncountable
    We had a nice bottle of Bordeaux last night.

  2. Ellipsis of Bordeaux mixture.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable

  3. Claret (color).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Proto-Celtic *bitus? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxs? Gaulish Biturīgesder. Latin Burdigala Old Occitan Bordel Occitan Bordèubor. Middle French Bordeaulx French Bordeauxbor. English Bordeaux Borrowed from French Bordeaux (Middle French Bordeaulx), from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala, from a Proto-Celtic root.

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