CORDON BLEU • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Cordon bleu

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

Listen

noun

Cordon bleu n.

A first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a distinguished order of French knights, famous for their good dinners.

The blue ribbon worn by the Knights of the Holy Ghost.

A person of high distinction.

(Cookery) A dish prepared with thin slices of meat separated by layers of ham and cheese, and then sauteed; as, chicken cordon bleu is a popular dish.

See images of 'Cordon bleu'

Etymology of 'Cordon bleu'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

Words linked to "Cordon bleu" : blue ribbon, chef