シャンパン
しゃんぱん
noun
champagne
1.
champagne
Sparkling wine, most strictly the kind produced in the Champagne region of France. In everyday Japanese it is often extended loosely to other sparkling wines, though connoisseurs distinguish them as スパークリングワイン.
シャンパンで乾杯した。
We toasted with champagne.
冷えたシャンパンをグラスに注いだ。
I poured chilled champagne into the glass.
記念日のディナーに合わせて、高級なシャンパンを一本用意した。
To go with the anniversary dinner, I prepared a bottle of high-end champagne.
From French "champagne" via the older borrowing route, not English. Strictly refers to sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France, but the term is often used loosely in everyday Japanese for sparkling wines in general.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- シャンパンを開ける: to open champagne
- シャンパンで乾杯する: to toast with champagne
- シャンパンを注ぐ: to pour champagne
- シャンパングラス: champagne flute
- シャンパンタワー: champagne tower (stacked glasses)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- スパークリングワイン: sparkling wine — generic term; preferred when the wine is not from Champagne
- 発泡酒: sparkling alcoholic drink — usually refers to a cheaper, low-malt beer-style drink, not wine