French tasting term
How to pronounce Grand Cru
Grand Cru is pronounced grahn KROO, written /ɡʁɑ̃ kʁy/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on KROO.
grahn KROO
IPA /ɡʁɑ̃ kʁy/
What is Grand Cru?
Top-tier vineyard classification in Burgundy and Alsace indicating exceptional terroir.
The name means “Great growth” in French.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as grahn CREW.
French u is an ee said with tightly rounded lips, like German ü, not English 'crew': grahn KROO.
Often heard as GRAND KROO.
The d in grand is silent and an is a nasal vowel with no n closure: grahn KROO.
Often heard as grahnn KROO.
Say an through your nose without touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth for n: grahn KROO.
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