chablis

Cha·blis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee; French sha-blee]
- /ʃæˈbli, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb li; French ʃaˈbli/
- /ʃə.ˈbliː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee; French sha-blee]
- /ʃæˈbli, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb li; French ʃaˈbli/

Definitions of chablis word

noun chablis a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France 3
noun chablis a dry white Burgundy wine made in or near the town of Chablis, France 3
noun chablis white wine of similar type made elsewhere 3
noun plural chablis a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France. 1
noun plural chablis a similar wine produced elsewhere. 1
noun chablis Alternative capitalization of Chablis. 1

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Origin of chablis

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; named after Chablis, a town in the region

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Parts of speech for Chablis

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chablis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for chablis

noun chablis

gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.
liebfraumilch — a white wine produced chiefly in the region of Hesse in Germany.
moselle — German Mosel [moh-zuh l] /ˈmoʊ zəl/ (Show IPA). a river in W central Europe, flowing from the Vosges Mountains in NE France into the Rhine at Coblenz in W Germany. 320 miles (515 km) long.
orvieto — a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
rhine — Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.

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