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bigarade

bigarade noun: the bitter orange (fruit).

Noun

bigarade (plural bigarades)

  1. (archaic) The bitter orange (fruit).
    • Eau de Naphre, Eau le Naphe, Fr.; Aqua naphæ, L. This article is distilled in Languedoc from the leaves of the bigarade, or bitter-orange tree, but the preparation sold in England under this name is often prepared as follows: —Orange flowers, 7 lbs.; fresh yellow peel of the bigarade or Seville...1880, Arnold Cooley, Richard Tuson, Cooley's Practical Receipts, volume II

Forms of bigarade

pluralbigarades

Origin of bigarade

Borrowed from French bigarade.

Questions about bigarade

What does bigarade mean?
Bigarade means the bitter orange (fruit).
What part of speech is bigarade?
Bigarade is a noun.
What is the plural of bigarade?
The plural of bigarade is bigarades.

Words near bigarade in the dictionary

  1. bigamizing
  2. bigamous
  3. bigamously
  4. bigams
  5. bigamy
  6. bigarade
  7. bigarades
  8. bigarette
  9. bigarettes
  10. bigaroon
  11. bigaroons

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