burgoo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun porridge made of rolled oats
    oatmeal.
  2. noun a gathering at which burgoo stew is served
  3. noun thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States

WordNet

Bur"goo noun
Etymology
Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.
Definitions
  1. A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen. Written also burgout.

Webster 1913