Etymology

Moulin-à-Vent

Today it means: A variety of Beaujolais wine. Full definition →

French Moulin-à-Vent
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  1. French · borrowed fromMoulin-à-Vent
  2. English todayMoulin-à-Vent

From French Moulin-à-Vent (literally “windmill”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.