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sauvignon blanc

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Sau⋅vi⋅gnon Blanc

[soh-vin-yohn blahngk; Fr. soh-vee-nyawn blahn]
–noun
1. a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
2. a white table wine made from this grape.

Origin:
1940–45; < F: white Sauvignon
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Sau·vi·gnon Blanc   (sō-vē-nyôɴ' bläɴ')   
n.   In both senses also called Fumé Blanc.
  1. A variety of grape originally grown in France and now cultivated in many other wine-producing regions as well, including the United States, Chile, and Australia.

  2. A light white wine made from this grape.


[French : from or akin to obsolete dialectal French servagnin, sarvinien, regional names for types of grape + blanc, white.]
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Main Entry:  Sauvignon Blanc
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a white-wine grape grown in various areas; a grassy herbaceous white wine made of this grape; also called Blanc Fumé, Fumé Blanc
Usage:  cooking
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