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noun, feminine

bourguignonne

/buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔn/

noun, feminine/buʁ.ɡi.ɲɔn/plural: bourguignonnes

a part of the fontange, a particular hairdo (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 litres), or a wine bottle (75 to 85cl)

Inherited from Latin Burgundiōnem.