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If you are a bon vivant, you will have 10/10 on this wine slang test

2021-09-11T06:11:28.550Z


QUIZ - "Bowling", "cricket", "pive" ... There are countless popular words to evoke wine. do you know them?


A story of love ... and of palaces.

In France, we love wine.

Whether it is a grand cru or a modest bottle, the vermeil elixir is a staple of the French table.

Our language bears witness to this: there are a multitude of words to designate it, particularly in popular language.

The

"wine"

is also the

"booze"

, the

"snitch"

, the

"cheap wine"

, or

"redhead"

, for the smallest of them.

Beware of the evils announced by these words!

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Terms like this dot the French language.

In the formula

"take a blow of tutu"

,

"tutu"

would thus come, according to the Treasury of the French language, of

"tortue"

, which indicates the

"twisted wood"

, popular name of the vine stock.

Autumn and its traditional harvests are on their toes.

On this occasion, the editorial staff offers you a test on the slang words of wine.

Will you be the best?

Health!

Source: lefigaro

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