bourguignonne
See also: Bourguignonne
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔn/
Noun
bourguignonne f (plural bourguignonnes)
- A part of the fontange, a particular hair-do (ribbons, wire and lace knotted in the hair) invented by the Duchess of Fontange (one of King Louis XIV’s mistresses in 1679-1680)
- A wine cask (228 l), or a wine bottle (75 to 85cl)
Related terms
- bourguignon
- Bourguignonne
- bourguignotte
Further reading
- “bourguignonne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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