Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Burgoo \Bur"goo\, n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym
   yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.]
   A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen.
   [Written also {burgout}.]

Source : WordNet®

burgoo
     n 1: porridge made of rolled oats [syn: {oatmeal}]
     2: a gathering at which burgoo stew is served
     3: thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables
        are available; southern United States