Fronsac

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noun

A red wine from the Bordeaux region.

OriginFrench fronsac →
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Meanings

nounFronsac (countable and uncountable, plural Fronsacs)

plural Fronsacs

  1. countableuncountableA red wine from the Bordeaux region.

    He’d used the last $220 of credit on his Visa card to buy eight bottles of a rather tasty Fronsac, and on Saturday night he’d thrown one last dinner party to rally his supporters on the faculty.

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

Origin

  1. Frenchfronsac
  2. EnglishFronsac

Borrowed from French fronsac, named after the commune of Fronsac in the Gironde département.

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Cite this entry
APA

Fronsac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fronsac

MLA

“Fronsac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fronsac. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fronsac,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fronsac.

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