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prettygoodwordcremant or crémant (kre-MⱭ̃, KRE-muhnt) - adj., (of a wine) mildly sparkling.
Literally, creamy, because of the mouth-feel is less fizzy than higher-carbonation wines. From of course French, the present participle of crémer, to add cream/to become creamy, from Middle French cremer, from creme/cresme, cream, from Late Latin crama, cream, a Transalpine Gaulish word influenced by Latin chrisma, an anointment (with oil) from Ancient Greek khrîsma, unction/anointment.
---L.
Literally, creamy, because of the mouth-feel is less fizzy than higher-carbonation wines. From of course French, the present participle of crémer, to add cream/to become creamy, from Middle French cremer, from creme/cresme, cream, from Late Latin crama, cream, a Transalpine Gaulish word influenced by Latin chrisma, an anointment (with oil) from Ancient Greek khrîsma, unction/anointment.
---L.
