marchand de vin

mar·chand de vin
US/mɑɹˌʃɑ̃ də ˈvæ̃/

noun

A typical bistro sauce made from reduced red wine, shallots, and, sometimes, beef stock or demiglace.

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marchand de vin saucemushroom wine sauce
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Meanings

nounmarchand de vin (uncountable)

alternative marchands de vin

  1. uncountableA typical bistro sauce made from reduced red wine, shallots, and, sometimes, beef stock or demiglace.

    Synonyms: marchand de vin sauce

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA typical bistro sauce made from reduced red wine, shallots, and, sometimes, beef stock or demiglace.

Similar
marchand de vin sauce

More synonyms by meaning

nounbrown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira

Similar
mushroom wine sauce
Broader
sauce
Also see
marchand de vin sauce

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French marchand de vin (literally “wine merchant”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with marchand de vin

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APA

marchand de vin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchand%20de%20vin

MLA

“marchand de vin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchand%20de%20vin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marchand de vin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marchand%20de%20vin.

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