gamay

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noun

Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.

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gamay1

noungamay (plural gamays)

plural gamays

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gamay.

Gamay2

nounGamay (plural Gamays)

plural Gamays · alternative gamay

  1. Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines.

    Yet the 2016 Éxilé rosé from Lise et Bertrand Jousset in the Loire Valley, made mostly of gamay, was yeasty let light and lithe, while the 2016 Indigeno from Ancarani in Emilia-Romagna, made of trebbiano, was taut and earthy.

    2018 March 8, Eric Asimov, “Bubbles, With Joy: Pétillant Naturel’s Triumphant Return”, in The New York Times

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamay.

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