chardonnay
See also: Chardonnay
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌʃɑɹ.dnˈeɪ/
Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
chardonnay (countable and uncountable, plural chardonnays)
- Alternative letter-case form of Chardonnay.
French
Etymology
Named after the village; see Chardonnay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
chardonnay m (plural chardonnays)
- 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)
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.