bordeaux

«bordeaux» in Mova's school dictionary: Bordeaux, a big city in south-west France, on the river… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a name; Bordeaux; bordeaux for the wine, bordeaux colour)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Bordeaux, a big city in south-west France, on the river Garonne. tree →

2) A red or white wine made in the area around Bordeaux (often «claret» in the UK). tree →

3) A deep red colour like that wine. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons, Bordeaux is a French port city famous for wine. Grown-ups talk about Bordeaux wine at dinner. In French it is said bor-DOH; the «x» and «eau» are not said as in English.

examples

• Bordeaux is in the south-west of France. tree →
• We stopped in Bordeaux on our holiday. tree →
• Dad ordered a glass of Bordeaux with dinner. tree →
• Her coat is a rich bordeaux colour. tree →
• The grapes for Bordeaux wine grow along the river. tree →

note

Usually written with a capital B. Sounds like bor-DOH. It is a French place name used in English. Wine is only for adults.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bordeaux» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.