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# burgundy

«burgundy» in Mova's school dictionary: **A dark purplish-red colour, like red wine** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (burgundy — uncountable; Burgundy); adjective (burgundy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A dark purplish-red colour, like red wine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#m1)

2) (a name) Burgundy is a region in eastern France, famous for its wine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#m2)

3) Wine from Burgundy, red or white. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In art and everyday life «burgundy» is a colour name for clothes, school uniforms and cars. In history, the Dukes of Burgundy were powerful in the Middle Ages. In French the region is «Bourgogne».

### examples

- My school blazer is burgundy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x1)
- She painted her door a deep burgundy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x2)
- Burgundy is a region in France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x3)
- The Duke of Burgundy was a rich and powerful ruler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x4)
- The velvet curtains were burgundy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x5)
- Burgundy is darker than red and a bit purple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/#x6)

### note

Use a capital B for the region and the wine from it; small b for the colour. Synonym colours: maroon (brownish), wine red, crimson (brighter).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «burgundy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/burgundy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.