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boudin

noun bou·din \bü-ˈdan, -ˈdaⁿ\
plural bou·dins \-ˈdanz, -ˈdaⁿ\

Definition of BOUDIN

1
:  blood sausage
2
:  a spicy Cajun sausage containing rice and meat (as pork) or seafood
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Origin of BOUDIN

Louisiana French & French, sausage
First Known Use: 1845

Rhymes with BOUDIN

Baudouin, Chardin, Coquelin, dauphin, Gauguin, Guesclin, Louvain, Poussin, serin

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