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[
koo-
vey
;
Fr.
k
y
-
vey
]
cu·vée
/
kuˈveɪ
;
Fr.
küˈveɪ
/
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[
koo-
vey
;
Fr.
k
y
-
vey
]
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noun
1.
wine in vats or casks, blended, often from different vintages, for uniform quality.
2.
a blend resulting from the mixing of wines, especially of champagnes produced by several vineyards in the same district.
Origin:
1825–35;
<
French,
equivalent to
cuve
cask, vat (≪
Latin
cūpa;
compare
cup
) +
-ée
past participle suffix;
see
-ee
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cuvée
(kuːˈveɪ)
—
n
an individual batch or blend of wine
[C19: from French, literally: put in a cask, from
cuve
cask]
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