cordon bleu


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cordon bleu /ˌkɔːdɒ̃ ˈbləː/
adjective (of cooking or a cook) of the highest class. noun (pl. cordons bleus pronunc. same) a cordon bleu cook.
– origin C18: Fr., lit. ‘blue ribbon’ (once signifying the highest order of chivalry in the reign of the Bourbon kings).
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