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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cordon bleu.wav [US] Forms: cordons bleus [plural], cordon bleus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cordon bleu (“blue ribbon”). The blue ribbon was originally a French insignium indicating chivalry. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cordon bleu|t=blue ribbon}} French cordon bleu (“blue ribbon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|cordons bleus|+|nolink=1}} cordon bleu (countable and uncountable, plural cordons bleus or cordon bleus)
  1. A skillful chef. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (skillful chef): cordon bleu [masculine] (French), wykwintny kucharz [masculine, person] (Polish), wykwintna kucharka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cordon_bleu-en-noun-B-PPx9dQ Disambiguation of 'skillful chef': 96 4 0 0
  2. An award given to such chefs. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. (cooking) Thin slices of veal, ham and cheese breaded and sautéed; somewhat like a wiener schnitzel, or Viennese cutlet. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: cachopo Translations (schnitzel): cordon bleu [masculine] (French), Cordon bleu [neuter] (German), cordon bleu [neuter] (Polish)
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  4. (ornithology) Alternative form of cordon-bleu (“bird of the genus Uraeginthus”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: cordon-bleu (extra: bird of the genus Uraeginthus) Derived forms: chicken cordon bleu
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Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔʁ.dɔ̃ blø/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-cordon bleu.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Bananax47-cordon bleu.wav [France] (note: Agen), LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cordon bleu.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-cordon bleu.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cordon bleu.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: cordons bleus [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cordon bleu m (plural cordons bleus)
  1. blue ribbon Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cordon_bleu-fr-noun-SByFnoJ6 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37
  2. cordon bleu (skilfull chef) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cordon_bleu-fr-noun--t1Bxl9K Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37
  3. cordon bleu (schnitzel) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cordon_bleu-fr-noun-ENdbVq-x Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 37 37

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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