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Chablis Pronunciation
Chablis is pronounced shuh-BLEE, IPA /ʃəˈbli/.
shuh-BLEE
US /ʃəˈbli/
Syllables: shuh · BLEE (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper noun): A dry white wine from the Chablis district of northern Burgundy.
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Chablis in a Sentence
- We ordered a bottle of chablis with the oysters.
- Good chablis tastes of flint rather than oak.
- The list had three kinds of chablis and nothing else from Burgundy.
Common Mispronunciations of Chablis
Not CHA-blis
French ch gives sh, and the closing s stays silent, so the word ends on a long ee.
Not SHAB-lee
The weight falls at the end, as it does in most French place names that English has borrowed.
Tip: The town and the wine are said identically, since the wine may only be named after the town.
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