burgoo

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noun

A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.

Similar
oatmeal
OriginWelsh burym ← Arabic بُرْغُل →
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Meanings

nounburgoo (countable and uncountable, plural burgoos)

plural burgoos · alternative burgout

  1. countableuncountablenauticalA dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
  2. Midwestern UScountableuncountableA spicy stew, typically made with a combination of meats and vegetables, and often served with cornbread or corn muffins.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounporridge made of rolled oats

Similar
oatmeal
Broader
porridge
Also see
oatmeal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicبُرْغُل
  2. Welshburym“yeast”
  3. Englishburgoo

Of unclear origin. Apparently from the dialectal term burgood (“yeast”). * Perhaps ultimately from Welsh burym (“yeast”) + cawl (“cabbage, gruel”), * Or perhaps from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul). * Or, from an alteration of ragout.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Borgou
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APA

burgoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgoo

MLA

“burgoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burgoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgoo.

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