guinguet

French

Etymology

From ginguer, variant of giguer (“to dance, to jump”), from gigue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛ̃.ɡɛ/

Noun

guinguet m (plural guinguets)

1. (dated, colloquial) a rough wine produced near Paris

Derived terms

• guinguette

Further reading

• “guinguet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.