champagne

¹

[sham-peyn]

noun

1. (initial capital letter),  the sparkling, dry, white table wine from the region of Champagne in France.

2. a similar sparkling wine produced elsewhere.

3. (formerly) the nonsparkling, dry, white table wine produced in the region of Champagne in France.

4. a very pale yellow or greenish-yellow color.

5. anything considered the best or luxurious.

adjective

1. having the color of champagne.

2. luxurious or expensive.

   champagne tastes.

Champagne

²

[sham-peyn, shahn-pan-y^uh]

noun

1. a region and former province in NE France.

champagne

/ ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) a white sparkling wine produced around Reims and Epernay, France

2. (loosely) any effervescent white wine

3. 1. a colour varying from a pale orange-yellow to a greyish-yellow

   2. ( as adjective )

      a champagne carpet

4. (modifier) denoting a luxurious lifestyle

   a champagne capitalist

Word History and Origins

Origin of champagne¹

First recorded in 1655–65; after Champagne

Word History and Origins

Origin of champagne¹

from Champagne , a region of NE France

Example Sentences

"I'm so very, very pleased to meet you guys after all this time," he tells the family, champagne glass in hand.

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They offered to hang up her clothes, close the drapes, open the windows, turn down the bed, pour champagne, run a hot bath, and so on, but Penelope dismissed them all with a bleary-eyed wave.

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“One hour, no more. In the meantime, I will arrange for champagne to be served, so that we might toast our engagement at once.”

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Grande, who plays the good witch Glinda, was decked out in a champagne pink sequin dress at the premiere while Erivo, who plays the wicked witch, wore a black tube grown embroidered with roses.

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In the first case, prosecutors have alleged that he received gifts - mainly cigars and bottles of champagne - from powerful businessmen in exchange for favours.

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Related Words

• bubbly 
• wine