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dubonnet

UK/djuːˈbɒneɪ/US/ˌdjuːbəˈneɪ/

dubonnet noun: the reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.

Noun

dubonnet (usually uncountable, plural dubonnets)

  1. (usually) The reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.
    • […] greens, and blues through deep-toned dubonnets, grays, and greens.1948, Interiors, volume 107, page 128

Proper noun capitalized: Dubonnet

Dubonnet

  1. A French bittersweet red aperitif.
    • In Berlin, by the wall / You were five foot ten inches tall / It was very nice / Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice1973, Lou Reed, “Berlin”, in Lou Reed

Forms of dubonnet

pluraldubonnets

Origin of dubonnet

Borrowed from French dubonnet.

Borrowed from French Dubonnet.

Words formed from dubonnet

Phrases with dubonnet

Questions about dubonnet

What does dubonnet mean?
Dubonnet means the reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.
What part of speech is dubonnet?
Dubonnet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dubonnet?
Dubonnet is pronounced /djuːˈbɒneɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of dubonnet?
The plural of dubonnet is dubonnets.

Words near dubonnet in the dictionary

  1. DuBoisian
  2. duboisine
  3. dubok
  4. duboks
  5. Dubon
  6. dubonnet
  7. Dubonnet cocktail
  8. Dubonnet cocktails
  9. dubonnets
  10. Dubons
  11. Dubord

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