vin
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6.6
- noun
- /væ̃/
- At the restaurant, we enjoyed a wonderful bottle of vin with our meal.
- au vin
Examples
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They do very good coq au vin.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wait till you taste this coq au vin.
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Come and have some vin.
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-Ben, just one vin rouge.
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When one is drinking bon vin...
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Served with cream and vin rouge sauce.
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Have a little vin ordinaire to wash down all that depressed pasta.
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"Let's go in and order our coq au vin."
Fiction book (1993) -
We have the veal St. Jacques and a lovely coq au vin...
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We ordered coq au vin and tenderloin braised in anisette.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
23
5.5
Wine made in a particular year that shows its age and quality
19
4.9
A red grape and the dry red wine made from it
14
7.7
A drink made from grapes, often red
9
6.1
A red wine made in the Burgundy region of France
6
3.7
A white grape and dry wine made from it, first from France and now grown around the world
5
7.4
A wine made mostly from one type of grape, like Chardonnay
4
7.2
A dry red wine from Bordeaux
1
4.6
A red wine from the Burgundy area of France or a similar wine made elsewhere
1
9.3
A white wine from the Loire valley in France that can be dry or sparkling
1
5.2
A wine made mainly from one type of grape and labeled with the grape name
1
9.9
A simple inexpensive French wine for everyday drinking
1
9.9
A wine from a local French region that is often cheaper than top wines
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.9
A brown sauce made with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira used in French cooking
- Specialized
1
9.9
A wine from a local French region that is often cheaper than top wines
How Prestigious
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3.5
- Specialized
1
9.9
11
6.6
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
1
9.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vin is the French word for 'wine' and comes from the old Latin word vinum. So when you see vin on a menu or bottle, it simply means 'wine'.