coq au vin

UK/ˈkɒk əʊ ˈvæn/

noun

A dish of chicken cooked with wine (usually red wine) along with accompaniments such as mushrooms, onions and garlic.

OriginFrench coq au vin →
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Meanings

nouncoq au vin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA dish of chicken cooked with wine (usually red wine) along with accompaniments such as mushrooms, onions and garlic.

    You have nothing else on your agenda tonight, so you both might as well try that complicated recipe you’ve been meaning to make someday (coq au vin is a cozy one, and simpler than it seems).

    2024 August 6, Gena Kaufman, “33 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren’t Another Movie”, in Glamour

Origin

  1. Frenchcoq au vin
  2. Englishcoq au vin

Borrowed from French coq au vin.

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Translations

French coq au vin
  • coq au vinFrench dish
Greek κόκορας κρασάτος
  • κόκορας κρασάτος (kókoras krasátos)French dish
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Chicago

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