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burgoos

burgoos is the plural of burgoo.

Meaning of burgoo

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.

Questions about burgoos

What is burgoos the plural of?
Burgoos is the plural of burgoo.

Words near burgoos in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burgoos (page history and authors); burgoo (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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