Meanings
- A village and commune of Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
plural Saint-Émilions
- A kind of red wine from Saint-Émilion in the Bordeaux region.
Next was the ’42 Cheval Blanc, a St.-Émilion from one of the great producers of Bordeaux. It was rich, full and lively, with savory flavors of oregano and cumin.
2022 October 6, Eric Asimov, “Echoes of a World War in Wines From the Early 1940s”, in The New York Times1 more example
In 2016, police busted a Bordeaux vintner who was blending poor-quality wine with high-end Saint-Émilions, Lalande-de-Pomerols and Listrac-Médocs to sell to major supermarkets under prestigious labels.
2022 July 1, “French police foil counterfeiters passing off cheap plonk as classy Bordeaux”, in The Guardian
Origin
- FrenchSaint-Émilion
- EnglishSaint-Émilion
Borrowed from French Saint-Émilion, named after the Breton monk Émilion (d. 767).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Saint-Émilion, saint-émilion
- Saint-Émilionvillage and commune of the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- saint-émilionkind of red wine from Saint-Émilion
Cite this entry
Saint-Émilion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint-%C3%89milion
“Saint-Émilion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint-%C3%89milion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saint-Émilion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saint-%C3%89milion.
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