mousseux — meaning in English

English meaning

• Champagne noun A sparkling white wine traditionally made in the Champagne region of France using a specific fermentation method.
• frothy adjective Covered in or full of small bubbles; foamy.

Senses

mousseux is used for these senses in English:

• champagne (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
• foamy Full of foam.
• frothy Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
• sparkling wine Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.

Champagne — full definition

1. noun A sparkling white wine traditionally made in the Champagne region of France using a specific fermentation method.
2. noun Loosely, any sparkling white wine, or a glass of it.
3. noun A pale, brownish-gold color resembling the wine.

frothy — full definition

1. adjective Covered in or full of small bubbles; foamy.
2. adjective Lightweight or shallow; lacking real substance.
3. adjective Describing an investment market that is overheated and risky.

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