Bordeaux

Examples

• All

• I was born in Bordeaux.

  Midnight in Paris (2011)

• I've got a bottle of Bordeaux downstairs that's just been screaming for an occasion like this.

  The Words (2012)

• Not in Canada yet, but in Bordeaux, France.

  H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005)

• 2003 was a very good year for Bordeaux due to the exceptional heat wave that year.

  Hotel Mumbai (2019)

• Our longest ride was from north of Bordeaux to Biarritz with a French truck driver.

  Fiction book (1991)

• What about that rather nice bottle of Bordeaux in your middle left-hand drawer?

  The Three Musketeers (2011)

• Its trade was the foundation of the wealth of port cities like Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille.

• The varieties most frequently used for premium wines were the classic French ones from Bordeaux and Burgundy.

  Academic text (1993)

• The city of Bordeaux is renowned for its historic architecture and vibrant wine culture.

• During our vacation, we explored the beautiful streets of Bordeaux, tasting delicious local wines.

Compounds

B

Bordeaux wine

1 5.3

A wine from Bordeaux, usually red but sometimes white

B

Bordeaux mixture

• Specialized

8.1

A liquid from copper and lime that protects plants from fungus

A

anisette de Bordeaux

9.9

A sweet clear alcoholic drink from Bordeaux flavored with anise and drunk after a meal

R

red Bordeaux

4.2

A deep wine-red color often used for clothes and rooms

R

red Bordeaux

6.5

A dry red wine from Bordeaux or made in the same style elsewhere

Surface Forms

Etymology