cépage

See also: cepage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cépage.

Noun

cépage (plural cépages)

  1. A variety of grape.
    • 1972, H. W. Yoxall, The enjoyment of wine, Drake Publishers Inc., New York, →ISBN:
      There is a fascinating Californian grape, the zinfandel, said to have come from Hungary, but apparently a cépage now unknown there.

French

Etymology

From cep +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.paʒ/
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Noun

cépage m (plural cépages)

  1. a variety or clone of a cultivated vine

Derived terms

  • cépage noble
  • vin de cépage

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