marchand de vin

English

Alternative forms

• marchands de vin

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French marchand de vin (literally “wine merchant”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑɹˌʃɑ̃ də ˈvæ̃/, enPR: mär-shäɴ' də văɴʹ
• Rhymes: -æn
• Hyphenation: mar‧chand de vin

Noun

marchand de vin (uncountable)

1. A typical bistro sauce made from reduced red wine, shallots, and, sometimes, beef stock or demiglace.

   Synonym: marchand de vin sauce

   Coordinate term: Bordelaise sauce

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) vɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

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Noun

marchand de vin m (countable and uncountable, plural marchands de vin, feminine marchande de vin)

1. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marchand,‎ de,‎ vin; wine merchant
2. (uncountable, masculine) marchand de vin sauce

   Coordinate term: sauce bordelaise f