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Meaning of noble rot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Edelfäule
Suomi jalohome
Français pourriture noble
Italiano muffa nobile
日本語 貴腐
Nederlands edele rotting
Português podridão nobre

Examples

“‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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