Question 1

What does the French word "Bourguignon" mean?

Accepted Answer

Inhabitant of Burgundy.
Inhabitant of Bourgogne, a commune in the Marne department.
Inhabitant of Bourguignon, a commune in the Doubs department.
Member of the Duke of Burgundy's party during the civil war that ravaged France at the beginning of the 15th century.
French commune located in the Doubs department.
Surname.

Question 2

What is the feminine of the French word "Bourguignon"?

Accepted Answer

Bourguignonne

Question 3

What is the etymology of thr French word "Bourguignon"?

Accepted Answer

from Latin burgundiones (Burgundians) and, more specifically, from burgundionem, accusative of burgundio, attested in the singular in Sidonius Apollinaris; the transition from the form borgoignon (15th century) to borguignon, bourguignon (1489) is explained by a dissimilation of o − ô to e − ô and then by the closing to i (in contact with the following ñ) of the pretonic e thus obtained.

Bourguignon

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