chablis

See also: Chablis

English

Noun

chablis (countable and uncountable, plural chablis)

Alternative letter-case form of Chablis

Anagrams

cablish

French

Etymology

From Old French (bois) chablis "fallen (wood)", from chableiz, chabler (“hit (a tree to make the fruit fall)”), with the suffix -is, ultimately from Latin catapulta (“catapult”). Cognate with accabler (“to devastate”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

chablis m or f (uncountable)

fallen timber
Chablis (grape variety or wine)

References

“chablis” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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