lie-de-vin
French, adjective/li.d(ə).vɛ̃/
lie-de-vin is spelled L-I-E-D-E-V-I-N (8 letters). Lie-de-vin is a French adjective meaning “wine (wine colour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un rouge violacé, de la couleur de la lie du vin. #AC1E44”.
What does lie-de-vin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
wine (wine colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un rouge violacé, de la couleur de la lie du vin. #AC1E44
noun: 1. Rouge violacé, de la couleur de la lie du vin. #AC1E44
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce lie-de-vin?
- /li.d(ə).vɛ̃/
- \li də vɛ̃\
- [li də vɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lie-de-vin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.