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Beau⋅jo⋅lais

  [boh-zhuh-ley]
–noun, plural -laises  [-leyz] for 2.
1. a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.
2. a dry, fruity red Burgundy wine from this region that does not age and usually must be drunk within a few months after it is made.
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Beau·jo·lais 1   (bō'zhə-lā')   
A hilly region of east-central France west of the Saône River between Mâcon and Lyon. It is noted for its wine.
Beau·jo·lais 2   (bō'zhə-lā')   
n.  A light red table wine made from the gamay grape.

[After Beaujolais1.]
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Beaujolais 
type of Burgundy, 1863, from name of a district in the department of Lyonnais, France.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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