zinfandel
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English
Etymology
Unknown origin; wine sense used from 1896, grape sense from 1880. Possibly a transmission of German Zierfandler, a different wine grape, through a Hungarian intermediary such as czirifandli (now Cirfandli.
Pronunciation
Noun
zinfandel (countable and uncountable, plural zinfandels)
- A dry red wine of California.
- A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.
Synonyms
- Black St. Peters, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Gioia Del Colle, Locale, Morellone, Plavac Veliki, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo, Primitivo Di Gioia, Primitivo Nero, Taranto, Uva Della Pergola, Uva Di Corato, Zeinfandall, Zenfendal, Zin / zin (informal), Zinfandal, Zinfardel, Zinfardell, Zinfindal, Zinfindel, ZPC
Translations
dry red wine
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small black grapes
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