Gamay

[ ga-mey, gam-ey ]

noun

1. a grape grown especially in the Beaujolais region of France and in N California.
2. the dry red wine made from this grape.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gamay¹

< French gamay, gamet, after Gamay, a village in St.-Aubin commune (Côte-d'Or), France

Example Sentences

Wines labeled Bugey-Cérdon are made from the Gamay grape, often blended with a bit of Poulsard.

From The Daily Beast

When the Gamay is not red enough, we put it into some Otellot; that's as black as your hat, and colours the rest up beautifully.

From Project Gutenberg

The boite ordinaire that grows away there in the plain, is called Gamay.

From Project Gutenberg

Gamay ra ang nahabilin sa swildu kay nakautang-utang ku, I have little left from my salary because I incurred so many small debts.

From Project Gutenberg

Giutmil si Búbuy sa gamay pa siya, Boboy was raised on oatmeal when he was small.

From Project Gutenberg

Nalip-ut ang sayal kay gamay man ang sun-ut sa panaptun, The skirt was made narrow because it was a narrow piece of cloth.

From Project Gutenberg