Bordelais

[ bawr-dl-ey; French bawr-duh-le ]
/ ˌbɔr dlˈeɪ; French bɔr dəˈlɛ /

noun

a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.

Definition for bordelaises (2 of 2)

Bordelaise
[ bawr-dl-eyz; French bawr-duh-lez ]
/ ˌbɔr dlˈeɪz; French bɔr dəˈlɛz /

noun

a brown sauce flavored with red wine and shallots and garnished with poached marrow and parsley.
Also called Bordelaise sauce.

Origin of Bordelaise

< French, feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux, equivalent to Bordel- Bordeaux + -ais -ese

British Dictionary definitions for bordelaises

Bordelaise
/ (ˌbɔːdəˈleɪz, French bɔrdəlɛz) /

adjective

cookery denoting a brown sauce flavoured with red wine and sometimes mushrooms

Word Origin for Bordelaise

French: of Bordeaux