Sancerre

English

Etymology

From French Sancerre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɒ̃nˈsɛə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Sancerre

1. A commune and canton in the eastern part of the Loire valley in Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Noun

Sancerre (countable and uncountable, plural Sancerres)

1. A French wine from Sancerre.
   • 2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:

     In the northern hemisphere, June 21 has the most daylight hours. Pack a picnic—a chilled bottle of Sancerre, cheese, olives, and a nice baguette—and hit the grassy knoll.

   • 2012, Zadie Smith, NW, London: Penguin Books, published 2013, →ISBN, page 152:

     Lunch has been ruined, the Sancerre runs dry, but somehow, somehow, they’ll find a way to carry on.

   • 2022 October 22, Maureen Dowd, “Ralph Fiennes, Master of Monsters”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     When I finally careered into the right place, 30 minutes late, he was sitting alone, looking sharp in a Timothy Everest navy wool suit, eating an appetizer, which he called “a chickpea thing” and drinking a glass of Sancerre.

Translations

commune

• Arabic: سانسير (sānsīr)
• French: Sancerre (fr) f
• Japanese: サンセール (Sansēru)
• Latin: Sancerrium n
• Russian: Сансер (Sanser), Сансерр (Sanserr)

French wine

• French: sancerre (fr) m