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.