First Known Use: 1935
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Pouilly–Fumé
noun Pouil·ly–Fu·mé \pü-ˈyē-fü-ˈmā, -fue-\
Definition of POUILLY-FUMÉ
: a dry white wine from the Loire valley of France
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Origin of POUILLY-FUMÉ
French, from Pouilly-sur-Loire, village in France + fumé, past participle of fumer to smoke, from Latin fumare, from fumus smoke — more at fume
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