escanção

Meaning

someone who serves drinks

Concepts

sommelier

Synonyms

sommelier

Translations

Sommelier

Weinkellner

οινοχόος

échanson

sommelier

wijnkelner

sommelier

sumiller

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*skagkja), or from Old French eschanson, from Frankish *skankjo, both from Proto-Germanic *skankijô (“server or pourer of drinks”), from *skankijaną (“to pour in, serve drinks”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp, be crooked, slant”).