Chardonnay

See also: chardonnay

English

Alternative forms

• chardonnay

Etymology

French, believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced; it is possible that the variety was first bred there

The place name Chardonnay is from Late Latin Cardonnacum, from Latin carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”), a name from the Roman period describing the surrounding area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)dəˈneɪ/

• Audio (General American):

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Noun

Chardonnay (countable and uncountable, plural Chardonnays)

2. (countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
4. (uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape.

Derived terms

• Chardonnayish
• Chard (clipping)
• Chardonnay socialism, Chardonnay socialist
• ABC (“anything but Chardonnay”)

Translations

grape

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霞多麗／霞多丽 (Xiáduōlì), 莎當妮／莎当妮 (Shādāngnī), 夏敦埃 (Xiàdūn'āi)

• Finnish: chardonnay-rypäle
• French: chardonnay (fr) m
• Galician: chardonnay (gl) m
• German: Chardonnay-Traube f
• Japanese: シャルドネ (sharudone)
• Macedonian: Шардоне (Šardone)
• Marathi: शार्डोने pl (śārḍone)
• Portuguese: Chardonnay f
• Russian: шардоне́ (ru) n (šardonɛ́)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霞多麗／霞多丽 (Xiáduōlì), 莎當妮／莎当妮 (Shādāngnī), 夏敦埃 (Xiàdūn'āi)

• Finnish: chardonnay, chardonnay-viini
• French: chardonnay (fr) m
• Galician: chardonnay (gl) m
• German: Chardonnay (de) m
• Japanese: シャルドネ (Sharudone)
• Marathi: शार्डोने f (śārḍone)
• Portuguese: Chardonnay m
• Russian: шардоне́ (ru) n (šardonɛ́)
• Spanish: chardonay m

References

• MacNeil, Karen (2015): The Wine Bible