Synonyms

Chablis

American

[sha-blee, shuh-, shah-, shab-lee, sha-blee] / ʃæˈbli, ʃə-, ʃɑ-, ˈʃæb li, ʃaˈbli /

noun

a dry white wine from the Burgundy region in France.
a similar wine produced elsewhere.

Chablis British

/ ˈʃæblɪ, ʃabli /

noun

(sometimes not capitals) a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France

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Inflected Forms

noun

Chablis

plural

Etymology

Origin of Chablis

First recorded in 1660–70; named after Chablis, a town in the region

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