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Pouilly-Fumé

/puˌji fuˈmeɪ/

Pouilly-Fumé noun: a dry white wine from the Loire valley of France.

Noun

Pouilly-Fumé (countable and uncountable, plural Pouilly-Fumés)

  1. A dry white wine from the Loire valley of France.
    • ‘There’s Pouilly-Fumé in the fridge.’2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 138

Forms of Pouilly-Fumé

pluralPouilly-Fumés

Origin of Pouilly-Fumé

From French.

Questions about Pouilly-Fumé

What does Pouilly-Fumé mean?
Pouilly-Fumé means a dry white wine from the Loire valley of France.
What part of speech is Pouilly-Fumé?
Pouilly-Fumé is a noun.
How do you pronounce Pouilly-Fumé?
Pouilly-Fumé is pronounced /puˌji fuˈmeɪ/.
What is the plural of Pouilly-Fumé?
The plural of Pouilly-Fumé is Pouilly-Fumés.

Words near Pouilly-Fumé in the dictionary

  1. Poughs
  2. Pougny
  3. poui
  4. Pouilly-Fuissé
  5. Pouilly-Fuissés
  6. Pouilly-Fumé
  7. Pouilly-Fumés
  8. pouis
  9. pouk
  10. poukai
  11. Poukh

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