English

Noun

vendange ‎(plural vendanges)

1. The annual grape harvest, especially in France.
   • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 534:

     ‘I could, of course, stay until after the vendanges, if I wished,’ said the Prince.

French

Etymology

From Old French vendenge, from Latin vīndēmia, from vīnum ‎(“wine”) + dēmō ‎(“take off or away, remove”), from de ‎(“of; from, away from”) + emō ‎(“acquire, obtain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃dɑ̃ʒ/

Noun

vendange f ‎(plural vendanges)

1. vintage (yield of grapes for wine-making)
2. (by extension) grapes harvested for wine-making
3. (chiefly plural) grape harvesting season

Verb

vendange

1. first-person singular present indicative of vendanger
2. third-person singular present indicative of vendanger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of vendanger
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of vendanger
5. second-person singular imperative of vendanger