Etymology

Saint-Émilion

Today it means: A kind of red wine from Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux region. Full definition →

French Saint-Émilion
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  1. French · borrowed fromSaint-Émilion
  2. English todaySaint-Émilion

Borrowed from French Saint-Émilion, named after the Breton monk Émilion (d. 767).

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