bigarade
Americannoun
plural
bigarades-
a Seville or bitter orange.
adjective
-
French Cooking. (of a sauce) prepared with bitter oranges.
duck bigarade.
Etymology
Origin of bigarade
1695–1705; < French: bitter orange < Provençal bigarrado, derivative of bigarrar to variegate; bigarreau
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The "petale" and "bigarade" neroli are used to an enormous extent in the manufacture of eau de Cologne and other handkerchief perfumes.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
For instance, my good man, caneton à la bigarade, or duckling garnished with the oozy, saliva-provoking sauce of the peel of bitter oranges.
From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.
The next quality, "neroli bigarade," is derived from the blossoms of the Citrus bigaradia, or Seville orange.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.