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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cor•don bleu (Fr. kôr dôn blœ′),USA pronunciation pl. cor•dons bleus (Fr. kôr dôn blœ′).USA pronunciation - the sky-blue ribbon worn as a badge by knights of the highest order of French knighthood under the Bourbons.
- some similar high distinction.
- one entitled to wear the cordon bleu.
- any person of great distinction in a specific field, esp. a distinguished chef.
- Food(of a dish made with thin slices of veal, chicken, etc.) interlaid or stuffed with ham and cheese and then sautéed:chicken cordon bleu.
- French: literally, blue ribbon
- 1720–30
- Birdsany of several small African finches of the genus Uraeginthus, having pale blue and buff plumage and commonly kept as cage birds.
- French cordon bleu; see cordon bleu
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cordon bleu /French: kɔrdɔ̃ blø/ n - the sky-blue ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon monarchy
- any very high distinction
adj - of or denoting food prepared to a very high standard
Etymology: French, literally: blue ribbon |