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burgoo|bɜːˈguː|
Also burgou(t).
[ad. Arab. būrġul cooked, parched, and crushed wheat, ultimately ad. Turk. bulgur: see bulgur, burghul.]
1. A thick oatmeal gruel or porridge used chiefly by seamen; loblolly.
1750Ellis Country Housew. 206 (E.D.S.) Whole greets (grits) boiled in water till they burst, and then mixt with butter, and so eaten with spoons, which [was] formerly called loblolly, now burgoo. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. Burgoo, a sea-faring dish. 1825Knapp & Baldw. Newgate Cal. III. 489/1 Burgoo of as good a quality as the barley. 1863Sala Capt. Dang. II. i. 15 [He] had the best Beef and Burgoo at the Skipper's table.
comb.1833Marryat P. Simple xxxiii, Mark my words, you burgoo-eating..trowsers-scrubbing son of a bitch!
2. A soup or stew made with a variety of meat and vegetables, used especially at outdoor feasts. N. Amer.
1743J. Isham in Publ. Hudson's Bay Rec. Soc. (1949) XII. 132 There is a Sort of mawse which grows upon the Rocks, which is of a Brownish Colour, which the Indians Eats frequent, they wash itt clean, then Boil itt for a considerable time till itts tender, then mixing it with Ruhiggan Burgoe or other Victuals, and Reckon itt Good Eating. 1853J. L. McConnel Western Char. 363 Around a burgou pot..he shone in meridian splendor. Note. A kind of soup, made by boiling all sorts of game with corn, onions, tomatoes, and a variety of other vegetables. 1906Washington Post 16 June 6 Who, excepting Kentuckians and their favored Southern friends and kinsmen, has ever really known the bliss of genuine burgoo? 1906H. D. Pittman Belle of Bluegrass C. xix. 272 The old timers smacked their lips as they,..in fancy,..tasted the burgout. 1966Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Sept. 879/4 Burgoo..is traditionally served at a barbecue for thousands of Kentucky colonels during the weekend of the Kentucky Derby. |