vinasse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French vinasse, ultimately from Latin vīnācea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪˈnæs/ === Noun === vinasse (countable and uncountable, plural vinasses) (chemistry) The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, used in the manufacture of fertiliser or potassium carbonate. ==== Translations ==== === References === “vinasse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === evasins, savines == French == === Etymology === Probably from Occitan vinassa, from Latin vīnācea. First attested in the mid–18th c. By surface analysis, vin +‎ -asse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.nas/ === Noun === vinasse f (plural vinasses) (chemistry) vinasse Synonym: eauvotte (informal, derogatory) plonk (poor-quality, bad-tasting wine) Synonym: pinard ==== Descendants ==== → English: vinasse === References === === Further reading === “vinasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012