champagne

English

/ʃæmˈpeɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
  • (countable) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
  • (countable) Any sparkling white wine.
  • (countable) A glass of champagne.
  • (countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

Etymology

Borrowed from French champagne (sparkling wine from the Champagne region) derived from Latin campānia (level country, field), campus (field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (bend, curve, crooked).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kh₂emp-

Gloss

bend, curve, crooked

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

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