chardonnay

See also: Chardonnay

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʃɑɹ.dnˈeɪ/

Noun

chardonnay (countable and uncountable, plural chardonnays)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay

French

Etymology

Named after the village; see Chardonnay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ/

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Noun

chardonnay m (plural chardonnays)

1. Chardonnay (grape, wine)

See also

• pinot
• grenache
• raisin
• vin
• viniculture
• A.O.C.
• appellation d’origine controlée

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chardonnay.

Noun

chardonnay m (plural chardonnays)

1. Chardonnay

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.