Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saint-émilion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t-emil-ion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of red wine from Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux region.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Saint-Émilion, named after the Breton monk Émilion (d. 767).

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Questions

What does saint-émilion mean?
A village and commune of Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Where does saint-émilion come from?
Borrowed from French Saint-Émilion, named after the Breton monk Émilion (d. 767).

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