champanhe

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• champanha, champagne

Etymology

Borrowed from French champagne, after the region Champagne, from Late Latin campania. Doublet of campanha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.ɲi/ [ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.j̃i], /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/ [ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.ɲi/ [ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃.j̃i], /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/ [ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ.ɲe/, /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/ [ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ɪ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ.ɲɨ/, /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ.ɲɨ/, /ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ̃ˈpa.ɲɨ/, /t͡ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃j̃/

• Hyphenation: cham‧pa‧nhe

Noun

champanhe m (plural champanhes)

1. champagne (sparkling wine made in Champagne)
2. (informal) sparkling wine (any effervescent wine)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:champanhe.

Synonyms

• (sparkling wine): espumante