sauvignon

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English

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Etymology

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From French sauvignon.

Noun

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sauvignon (plural sauvignons)

  1. Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France

French

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Etymology

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Unknown, possibly related to servagnin (attested 1538, Lausanne) servagnin, sarvinien (1597), savagnin (Jura), regional names for types of grape.

Possibly ultimately derived from the Gallo-Roman Latin name Salvinius (compare Salvinus, Salvinia, Salvius), before the velarization of the "-al" and with the substantive suffix -on.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.vi.ɲɔ̃/
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Noun

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sauvignon m (plural sauvignons)

  1. sauvignon (grape variety and wine)

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French sauvignon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sobiˈɲon/ [so.β̞iˈɲõn]
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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sauvignon m (plural sauvignons or sauvignon)

  1. sauvignon

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.