bigarade

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- More fully "bigarade orange". The Seville orange, a variety of the sour orange, Citrus aurantium.

- Attributive and as postpositive. Designating a sauce made with bigarade oranges, and dishes, especially roast duck, served with this sauce.


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Origin:
mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Evelyn (1620–1706), diarist and writer. From French bigarade, † bigarrade, probably from Occitan bigarrada from bigarrar to variegate (related to French bigarrer) + -ada




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