red Bordeaux
- noun
- /rɛd bɔrˈdoʊ/
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Bordeaux tinto
- And it was right then, just after reading the words "a good red Bordeaux wine," that the programming class came back to me: the instructor at the board with his flow chart, his orderly procedural steps, the if/then decision branches, the subroutines, all leading to the final "let cool, slice, serve."
- a good red Bordeaux
Examples
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We celebrated the special occasion with a bottle of red Bordeaux that complemented the meal perfectly.
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Everything must follow the wine and in this case I could favor a red Bordeaux.
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But all of this was nothing compared to the cataclysm created by "a good red Bordeaux."
Academic text (2004) -
A good red Bordeaux!
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Buttered green peas or beans could accompany it, and a good red Bordeaux wine.
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During dinner, I poured myself a glass of red Bordeaux to enjoy its rich flavor and aroma.
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She recommended a fine red Bordeaux for pairing with the grilled steak we were having.
Synonyms
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Wine made from dark grapes with the skins left on during making
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A region in Bordeaux, France that makes famous red wine
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A dry red wine from Bordeaux
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A wine from Bordeaux, usually red but sometimes white
A red or white wine from the Bordeaux region of France sometimes made in the same style elsewhere
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase plainly combines 'red' with 'Bordeaux' (a well-known wine/region), so its meaning — a deep, wine-like red color — is directly inferable from the constituents. Color names derived from wines or places (e.g., 'burgundy') are common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand this usage.
Etymology
Red Bordeaux is named after the Bordeaux area of France, famous for its dark, dry red wines made from local grapes. That's why the phrase means 'a dry red wine' from that place or made in the same style.