Chardonnay
English
/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)dəˈneɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
- (uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape.
Etymology
Derived from Latin Cardonnacum, carduus (thistle, wild thistle, artichoke, thristle).
Origin
Latin
carduus
Gloss
thistle, wild thistle, artichoke, thristle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chardonnayish English
- *cardinus Latin
- *cardō Latin
- Cardonnacum Latin
- cardo Latin
- cardon Latin
- carduetum Latin
- carduus Latin
- cardō Latin
- carlina Latin
- cardo Italian
- carde French
- chardon béni French
- cardo Spanish, Castilian
- *kars- Proto-Indo-European
- cardo Portuguese
- card Catalan, Valencian
- cardar Galician
- cardo Galician
- karta Old High German
- cardoun Occitan