Frontignan

/frɔ̃tiɲan/ noun

Definition

An alternative spelling of frontignac; a sweet wine from southern France made with Muscat grapes.

Etymology

French spelling variant of Frontignan, the region's name. Both 'frontignan' and 'frontignac' refer to the same wine, with the spelling varying based on English versus French usage conventions.

Kelly Says

The fact that this wine has multiple accepted English spellings reflects how trade brought French products into English-speaking countries, and old texts sometimes 'anglicized' foreign names, creating spelling variations that persist to this day.

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