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burgoo

burgoo noun: a dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.

burgoo: a dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with...
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Noun

burgoo (countable and uncountable, plural burgoos)

  1. A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
  2. (Midwestern-US) A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins.

burgoo meaning in Tamil

burgoo in Tamil

உணவு வகை

Forms of burgoo

pluralburgoos
alternative formburgout

Origin of burgoo

Of unclear origin. Apparently from the dialectal term burgood (“yeast”). * Perhaps ultimately from Welsh burym (“yeast”) + cawl (“cabbage, gruel”), * Or perhaps from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul). * Or, from an alteration of ragout.

Questions about burgoo

What does burgoo mean?
Burgoo means a dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
What is burgoo in Tamil?
Burgoo in Tamil is உணவு வகை. See Burgoo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is burgoo?
Burgoo is a noun.
What is the plural of burgoo?
The plural of burgoo is burgoos.

Words near burgoo in the dictionary

  1. Burgon
  2. burgonet
  3. burgonets
  4. Burgonian
  5. Burgonians
  6. burgoo
  7. Burgoon
  8. burgoos
  9. Burgos
  10. Burgos Padlan
  11. burgout

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burgoo (page history and authors); burgoo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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