CORDON BLEU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cordon bleu mean? 

• CORDON BLEU (noun)
  The noun CORDON BLEU has 2 senses:

1. a chef famous for his great skill

2. an honor or award gained for excellence

  Familiarity information: CORDON BLEU used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORDON BLEU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chef famous for his great skill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cordon bleu" is a kind of...):

chef (a professional cook)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An honor or award gained for excellence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

blue ribbon; cordon bleu

Hypernyms ("cordon bleu" is a kind of...):

badge (an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.))