esprit-de-vin

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French esprit de vin, itself a calque of Latin spiritus vini. By surface analysis, esprit (“spirit”) +‎ de (“of”) +‎ vin (“wine”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === esprit-de-vin m (uncountable) spirits of wine === Further reading === “esprit-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012