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sauternes

/soʊˈtəɹn/

sauternes is the plural of sauterne.

Meaning of sauterne

Noun

sauterne (countable and uncountable, plural sauternes)

  1. (US) A wine imitating those of Sauternes.

Proper noun capitalized: Sauternes

Sauternes

  1. A region of France known for producing dessert wines.

Noun capitalized: Sauternes

Sauternes (plural Sauternes)

  1. A wine produced in Sauternes, such as the prestigious Château d'Yquem.

Forms of sauternes

pluralSauternes

Origin of sauternes

From French.

Questions about sauternes

What does sauternes mean?
Sauternes means a region of France known for producing dessert wines.
What is sauternes the plural of?
Sauternes is the plural of sauterne.
What part of speech is sauternes?
Sauternes can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce sauternes?
Sauternes is pronounced /soʊˈtəɹn/.

Words near sauternes in the dictionary

  1. sautered
  2. sauterelle
  3. sauterelles
  4. sautering
  5. sauterne
  6. sauternes
  7. sauters
  8. sautes de basque
  9. sautes up
  10. Sauteurs
  11. Sauthoff

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sauternes (page history and authors); Sauternes (page history and authors); sauterne (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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