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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French saignée.
Pronunciation
Noun
saignée (countable and uncountable, plural saignées)
- (uncountable) A method of rosé production that involves bleeding off the juice after limited contact with the skins.
- (countable) A wine produced by this method.
French
Pronunciation
Participle
saignée f sg
- feminine singular of saigné
Noun
saignée f (plural saignées)
- (medicine) bleeding; bloodletting
- (figuratively) huge cut; heavy loss
- trench; groove; ditch
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