12.28.2016 - By Mot du jour Podcast – French Etc
Le mousseux - French expression
What does ‘ le mousseux ’ mean in French? How do you pronounce it? Listen to Anne.
Mousseux means that it's "avec mousse", it's frosty, frothing or bubbly. A mousseux is a sparkling or bubbly wine. However, sometimes it's used as an endearing way to talk about real Champagne, as if one didn't want to be presumptuous as to claim they are sophisticated enough to get the real thing. - If that makes sense