Chardonnay

== English == === Alternative forms === chardonnay === Etymology === Borrowed from French chardonnay, believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced; it is possible that the variety was first bred there === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʃɑː(ɹ)dəˈneɪ/ === Noun === Chardonnay (countable and uncountable, plural Chardonnays) (countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine. (uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape. ==== Derived terms ==== Chardonnayish Chard (clipping) Chardonnay socialism, Chardonnay socialist ABC (“anything but Chardonnay”) ==== Translations ==== === References === MacNeil, Karen (2015): The Wine Bible == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin Cardonnacum, from Latin carduus (“wild thistle, artichoke”), a name from the Roman period describing the surrounding area. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.dɔ.nɛ/ === Proper noun === Chardonnay ? a village in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France === Further reading === Chardonnay on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr