saignée

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See also: saignee

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French saignée.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)

  1. (uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
  2. (countable) A wine produced by this method.

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛ.ɲe/ ~ /se.ɲe/
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Participle

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saignée f sg

  1. feminine singular of saigné

Noun

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saignée f (plural saignées)

  1. (medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
  2. (figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
  3. trench; groove; ditch

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