syrah

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word syrah. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word syrah, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say syrah in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word syrah you have here. The definition of the word syrah will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsyrah, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Syrah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting.

Grape harvesting

Noun

syrah (countable and uncountable, plural syrahs)

  1. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
  2. A wine produced from this variety of grape.
    • 2009 January 18, Leslie Kaufman, “Torn Between Green Galas? At Least They’re a Walk Apart”, in New York Times:
      There will be organic beer from Anheuser-Busch and Six Gill syrah and Great White chardonnay from Shark Trust Wines, which gives 10 percent of its proceeds to help the endangered marine predators.

Synonyms

Anagrams