Etymology

boudin

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Today it means: A kind of blood sausage in French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and related cuisines. Full definition →

French boudin
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  1. French · borrowed fromboudin
  2. English todayboudin

Unadapted borrowing from French boudin. Doublet of pudding. Cf. also poutine.

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