coq au vin
noun
ˌkōk-ō-ˈvan 
ˌkäk-ō-,
ˌkōk-ō-ˈvaⁿ ˌkäk-ō-
: chicken cooked in usually red wine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Adrienne’s chef, Tadek Zwan, prepared Burgundian specialties like beef bourguignon and coq au vin — chicken cooked in wine sauce. 
Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 Classic French cuisine may have gone out of style, but there's still much to love at Etoile in the Tanglewood-Uptown area, such as onion soup and coq au vin. Emma Balter, Chron, 21 June 2022 Another French favorite, coq au vin, takes the Burgundian preparation and gives chicken the leading role instead. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022 At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022 And unlike coq au vin cooked on the stovetop, once the prep work is done, the dish can cook unmonitored. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2021 This light and refreshing dessert makes a perfect counterbalance to heavy fall and winter stews such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin featuring meat braised in wine. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021 So, too, with haggard old roosters, slotted for the pot in coq au vin. New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021 See More
Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022 Classic French cuisine may have gone out of style, but there's still much to love at Etoile in the Tanglewood-Uptown area, such as onion soup and coq au vin. Emma Balter, Chron, 21 June 2022 Another French favorite, coq au vin, takes the Burgundian preparation and gives chicken the leading role instead. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2022 At Le Carillon, a convivial place for a coq au vin as France prepares to vote in a critical election, the heated political debates that always characterized past campaigns have fallen silent, as if the country were anesthetized. Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022 And unlike coq au vin cooked on the stovetop, once the prep work is done, the dish can cook unmonitored. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2021 This light and refreshing dessert makes a perfect counterbalance to heavy fall and winter stews such as beef bourguignon or coq au vin featuring meat braised in wine. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021 So, too, with haggard old roosters, slotted for the pot in coq au vin. New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
French, cock with wine
First Known Use
circa 1938, in the meaning defined above