cordon bleu

1. 1.

   a chef famous for his great skill

   Broaderchef
2. 2.

   an honor or award gained for excellence

   Synonymsblue ribbon

   Broaderbadge

Questions about cordon bleu

What does cordon bleu mean?

cordon bleu means "a chef famous for his great skill". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cordon bleu?

Close synonyms include blue ribbon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cordon bleu a common word?

cordon bleu is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.