thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States
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Burgoo \Bur"goo\, n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.] A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. [Written also {burgout}.]
The fifth annual Breeders Cup Day will be staged tomorrow at storied, and spired, Churchill Downs here, and the horsey set will be awash in bucks as well as burgoo.