chablis

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine, uncountable) fallen timber
2. (feminine, masculine, uncountable) Chablis (grape variety or wine)

Concepts

wind-fallen trees

Synonyms

abattis

bonne fortune

fruit abattu par le vent

héritage inattendu

Translations

Fallobst

Windbruch

Baumbruch

Sturmknickung

κελεπούρι

ανεμοθλασία/περιοχή ανεμορριμμάτων

alberi sradicati dalla bufera

omgewaaide bomen

derrube por acção do vento

árvores arrancadas pela tempestade

árboles derribados

düşeş

rüzgardan düşen meyve

rüzgarın devirdiği ağaç

beklenmedik şans

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: -

Inherited from Latin: catapulta

In summary

Inherited from Old French (bois) chablis "fallen (wood)", from chableiz, chabler (“hit (a tree to make the fruit fall)”), with the suffix -is, ultimately from Latin catapulta (“catapult”). Cognate with accabler (“to devastate”).