cold duck
A sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with…A sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with additional flavorings added.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A sparkling red wine, often made by blending champagne with red wine, sometimes with additional flavorings added.
pink sparkling wine originally from Germany
Origin
Calque of German kalte Ente, from kalten Ende (“cold end”). Attested in English from the 1Calque of German kalte Ente, from kalten Ende (“cold end”). Attested in English from the 1960s, see quotations below.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable