vin ordinaire

[ van nawr-dee-ner ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural vins or·di·naires [va, n, zaw, r, -dee-, ner].

vin ordinaire

/ vɛ̃n ɔrdinɛr /

Literally, “ordinary wine”

His breakfast—the gaol-allowance of bread and vin ordinaire—was by his side.

The dinner was a simple one, consisting of soup, a joint, and two or three vegetables; the wines vin ordinaire and Burgundy.

A few couples were beginning to gyrate among the fumes of spaghetti and vin ordinaire.

The wine (vin ordinaire) sells here at six sous the bottle; it is poor in quality, yet by no means unpalatable.

Wine (the vin ordinaire) is here at six sous, or three-pence the bottle.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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