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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Meaning & History
Derived from the name of the type of white wine, believed to be named after the village of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais region of France, where Pouilly-Fuissé is currently produced; it is possible that the variety was first bred there. The place name is derived from the Medieval Latin Cardonnacum meaning "a place with thistles", from the Latin carduus 'thistle'.