aligoté
[ French a-lee-gaw-tey; English al-i-goh-tey ]
/ French a li gɔˈteɪ; English ˌæl ɪ goʊˈteɪ /
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noun
a white grape of Burgundy.
the dry white wine made from this grape.
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How to use aligoté in a sentence
Mashed Potatoes Aligote by Jean-Georges Vongerichten This is a very sophisticated version of cheese-laced mashed potatoes.