burgoo
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Of unclear origin. Apparently from the dialectal term burgood (“yeast”).
- Perhaps ultimately from Welsh burym (“yeast”) + cawl (“cabbage, gruel”),[1]
- Or perhaps from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul).[2]
- Or, from an alteration of ragout.[3]
Noun edit
burgoo (countable and uncountable, plural burgoos)
- (nautical) A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
- (Midwestern US) A spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins.
Descendants edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “burgoo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “burgoo”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “burgoo”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.