CHAMPAGNE

champagne, bubbly

(noun) a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

Champagne, Champagne-Ardenne

(noun) a region of northeastern France

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

champagne (countable and uncountable, plural champagnes)

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.

(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.

(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.

(countable) A glass of champagne.

(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

Usage notes

Using the term champagne to describe, for the purposes of sale, sparkling wine not manufactured in the Champagne region of France using the méthode champenoise is an infringement of trademark law in many countries.

Synonyms

• (wine): bubbly, champ, champers, fizz (all informal), shampoo (slang)

Hyponyms

• (wine): Bolly, champansky

Coordinate terms

• (wine): cava (“Spanish sparkling white wine made with the méthode champenoise”), prosecco (“Italian sparkling white wine made by dual fermentation method in vats”), spumante (“Italian sparkling wine, sometimes made with the méthode champenoise”)

Adjective

champagne (not comparable)

Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.

Verb

champagne (third-person singular simple present champagnes, present participle champagning, simple past and past participle champagned)

(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.

(intransitive) To drink champagne.

Etymology

Proper noun

Champagne

A region and former province of France.

A surname.

Noun

Champagne (plural Champagnes)

Alternative form of champagne (French sparkling white wine from Champagne made with the méthode champenoise)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Champagne is the 2,982^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,023 individuals. Champagne is most common among White (84.56%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cham*pagne", n. Etym: [F. See Champaign.]

Definition: A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France.

Note: Champagne properly includes several kinds not only of sparkling but off still wines; but in America the term is usually restricted to wines which effervesce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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