gamay


ga·may

G0026900 (gă-mā′, găm′ā)n.1. A variety of grape grown in France that is used to make red wine, especially Beaujolais.2. A light red wine made from this grape.
[French, after Gamay, a village of east-central France.]

gamay

(ɡæˈmeɪ) n1. (Brewing) a purple-coloured grape variety native to the Beaujolais region of France2. (Brewing) the vine on which this grape is grown3. (Brewing) the wine made from this grape

Ga•may

(gæˈmeɪ, ˈgæm eɪ)

n. 1. a grape grown esp. in the Beaujolais region of France and in N California. 2. the dry red wine made from this grape. [1945–50; < French, after Gamay, a village in St.-Aubin commune (Côte-d'Or), France]