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masculine

/ʃɑ̃.paɲ/

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Translation

champagne (the wine; the region is capitalised as Champagne)

Word origin

Named after the Champagne region east of Paris, whose name comes from Late Latin campania ('open country, level plain'), from campus ('field'). English 'campaign' and 'camp' go back to the same Latin word.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
campania
English cognates
campaign, camp, champion

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchampagnes

Examples

quarante .

We opened a bottle of champagne for her fortieth birthday.

, .

Champagne is served cool, never ice cold.

?

Will you have champagne or white wine?

.

This grower sells his champagne straight from the estate.

raisins , .

Without grapes from Champagne, there is no champagne.

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This word is part of lesson 36.