Moulin-à-Vent

noun

Mou·​lin-à-Vent

müˌlanäˈvän,

F mülaⁿnȧväⁿ

plural Moulin-à-Vents

: a Beaujolais from the commune of Moulin-à-Vent

Word History

Etymology

French, from Moulin-à-Vent, France

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

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