sabrage
English
Alternative forms
- saberage
Etymology
From French sabrage; may be decomposed as saber (“sabre”) + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈbɹɑːʒ/
Noun
sabrage (uncountable)
- The opening of a bottle, normally of champagne, by slicing off the bottle's neck with a sabre/saber sword.
Related terms
- sabring / sabering
Translations
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See also
- port tong
Anagrams
- Baergas, barages
French
Etymology
sabre + -age
Pronunciation
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Noun
sabrage m (plural sabrages)
- sabrage
Descendants
- English: sabrage
Further reading
- “sabrage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.