bordelaise

bor·de·laise
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UK/ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz/US/ˌbɔɹdəˈleɪz/

adjective

Served with Bordelaise sauce.

“lobster bordelaise”

RareScrabble 13

Meanings

nounbordelaise (usually uncountable, plural bordelaises)

plural bordelaises

  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of Bordelaise sauce.
adjectivebordelaise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepostpositionalServed with Bordelaise sauce.

    lobster bordelaise

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French bordelaise (“from Bordeaux”), from the longer expression sauce bordelaise.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

bordelaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordelaise

MLA

“bordelaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordelaise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bordelaise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bordelaise.

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