French word

vendange

Pronunciation

IPA/vɑ̃dɑ̃ʒ/

Meaning

  • feminine noungrape harvest

Example

La vendange commence en septembre.

The grape harvest begins in September.

Illustration for vendange (grape harvest)

More examples

Nous avons fait la vendange hier.

We harvested the grapes yesterday.

Core concept

Baskets of wine grapes beside workers during the annual vineyard harvest.

Common phrases

  • faire la vendange

    harvest the grapes

  • les vendanges

    grape harvest

  • saison des vendanges

    grape harvest season

Similar words

récolte: The act of cutting and gathering crops.
cueillette: The act of hand-picking fruit or herbs.

Definition in French

Récolte de raisins destinés au vin; par extension, la période ou l'action de cette récolte.

Word origin

The noun vendange developed from Old French vendenge, borrowed from Latin vindemia for a grape harvest.

Usage tips

  • French uses vendange specifically for grapes, while moisson refers to the harvesting of crops such as wheat.

Other meanings

  • harvest seasonnoun
  • grape cropnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • vendangerharvest grapesverb
  • vendangeurgrape harvesternoun

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