Meanings
chardonnay1
plural chardonnays
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Chardonnay.
Chardonnay2
plural Chardonnays · alternative chardonnay
- countableA green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine.
- uncountableA variety of wine made from this grape.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchchardonnay
- EnglishChardonnay
Borrowed from French chardonnay, 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
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Chinese Mandarin 霞多麗 /霞多丽, 莎當妮 /莎当妮
- 霞多麗 /霞多丽 (Xiáduōlì)grape
- 莎當妮 /莎当妮 (Shādāngnī)grape
- 夏敦埃 (Xiàdūn'āi)grape
- 霞多麗 /霞多丽 (Xiáduōlì)wine
- 莎當妮 /莎当妮 (Shādāngnī)wine
- 夏敦埃 (Xiàdūn'āi)wine
Finnish chardonnay-rypäle, chardonnay
- chardonnay-rypälegrape
- chardonnaywine
- chardonnay-viiniwine
French chardonnay, chardonnay
- chardonnaygrape
- chardonnaywine
German Chardonnay-Traube, Chardonnay
- Chardonnay-Traubegrape
- Chardonnaywine
Japanese シャルドネ, シャルドネ
- シャルドネ (sharudone)grape
- シャルドネ (Sharudone)wine
Portuguese Chardonnay, Chardonnay
- Chardonnaygrape
- Chardonnaywine
Russian шардоне́, шардоне́
- шардоне́ (šardonɛ́)grape
- шардоне́ (šardonɛ́)wine
Spanish chardonay
- chardonaywine
Cite this entry
chardonnay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chardonnay
“chardonnay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chardonnay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chardonnay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chardonnay.
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