Récolte Definition & Meaning

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récolte American [rey-kawlt] / reɪˈkɔlt /

noun

French.

plural

récoltes

1. a harvest; crop.

2. (in winemaking) vintage.

Example Sentences

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Récolte Noire is made entirely out of pinot noir.

From New York Times

So starting Sunday, he will run an evening dessert bar in an Upper West Side pastry shop, Récolte.

From New York Times

The silk-worm, though silk is a most valuable récolte of this country, has no connexion with agriculture, except that this worm feeds on the leaves of the mulberry tree.

From Project Gutenberg

Ensuite il me dit pesamment que la ville fourmillait d’étrangers; que les hommes d’aujourd’hui ne valaient pas ceux d’autrefois; que les denrées étaient à bas prix; qu’on pourrait espérer une bonne récolte, s’il venait à pleuvoir.

From Project Gutenberg

There is 'une recolte magnifique' this year, and the people have but one thought—'the gathering in;' the country presents to us a picture—not like Watteau's 'fêtes galantes,' but rather that of an English harvest-home.

From Project Gutenberg

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