saignée
See also: saignee
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French saignée.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɪnˈjeɪ/
Noun
saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)
- (uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
- (countable) A wine produced by this method.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛ.ɲe/, /se.ɲe/
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Participle
saignée f sg
- feminine singular of the past participle of saigner
Noun
saignée f (plural saignées)
- (medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
- (figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
- trench; groove; ditch
Further reading
- “saignée”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- gainées