pétillant

adjective

pé·​til·​lant

variants or petillant

pātē(ʸ)äⁿ

of wine

: mildly and slowly effervescing

Word History

Etymology

French pétillant, present participle of pétiller to effervesce with a crackling sound, from Middle French petiller to crackle, from peter to break wind

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