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burgoo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun burgoo has 3 senses
- burgoo(n = noun.food) oatmeal - porridge made of rolled oats; Array is a kind of porridge
- burgoo(n = noun.food) Array - a gathering at which burgoo stew is served; Array is a kind of cookout
- burgoo(n = noun.food) Array - thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States; Array is a kind of stew
CIDE DICTIONARY
burgoo, n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.].
A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [1913 Webster]
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