saignée

See also: saignee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French saignée.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seɪnˈjeɪ/

Noun

saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)

(uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
(countable) A wine produced by this method.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛɲe/

Verb

saignée

feminine singular of the past participle of saigner

Noun

saignée f (plural saignées)

(medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
(figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
trench; groove; ditch

Further reading

“saignée” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

gainées

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