saignée

Etymology

Borrowed from French saignée.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪnˈjeɪ/

Noun

saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)

1. (uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
2. (countable) A wine produced by this method.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛɲe/

Verb

saignée

1. feminine singular of the past participle of saigner

Noun

saignée f (plural saignées)

1. (medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
2. (figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
3. trench; groove; ditch

Further reading

• “saignée” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gainées