bigarreau
[ big-uh-roh, big-uh-roh ]
/ ˈbɪg əˌroʊ, ˌbɪg əˈroʊ /
noun
a large, heart-shaped variety of sweet cherry, having firm flesh.
Origin of bigarreau
1620–30; < French, equivalent to
bigarr(é) variegated (past participle of
bigarrer, perhaps
bi(s) twice (see
bis1) +
-garrer, verbal derivative of Middle French
garre of two colors; of obscure origin) +
-eau noun suffix (earlier
-el < Latin
-ellus)
Words nearby bigarreau
biga,
bigamist,
bigamous,
bigamy,
bigarade,
bigarreau,
bigeminal,
bigeminal pulse,
bigeminal rhythm,
bigeminy,
bigender
Example sentences from the Web for bigarreau
British Dictionary definitions for bigarreau
bigarreau
/ (ˈbɪɡəˌrəʊ, ˌbɪɡəˈrəʊ) /
noun
any of several heart-shaped varieties of sweet cherry that have firm flesh
Word Origin for bigarreau
C17: from French, from
bigarré mottled