saignée

See also: saignee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French saignée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪnˈjeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)

1. (uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
2. (countable) A wine produced by this method.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.ɲe/ ~ /se.ɲe/

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Participle

saignée f sg

1. feminine singular of saigné

Noun

saignée f (plural saignées)

1. (medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
2. (figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
3. trench; groove; ditch

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gainées