appellation d'origine contrôlée

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃ d‿ɔ.ʁi.ʒin kɔ̃.tʁo.le/, /a.pe.la.sjɔ̃ d‿ɔ.ʁi.ʒin kɔ̃.tʁo.le/

Noun

appellation d’origine contrôlée f (plural appellations d’origine contrôlée or appellations d’origine contrôlées)

1. French governmental certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products

   Synonyms: AOC, appellation contrôlée (informal)

Further reading

• appellation d'origine contrôlée on Wikipedia.Wikipedia