aligoté

[ French a-lee-gaw-tey; English al-i-goh-tey ]

/ French a li gɔˈteɪ; English ˌæl ɪ goʊˈteɪ /

noun

a white grape of Burgundy.

the dry white wine made from this grape.

Words nearby aligoté

align, aligning punch, alignment, alignment chart, alignment curve, aligoté, alike, aliment, alimentary, alimentary canal, alimentary glycosuria

Origin of aligoté

1910–15; < French, apparently noun use of past participle of Old French (h)aligoter, harigoter to tear up, shred (see haricot², harry); sense development unclear