wine

English

/waɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of grapes.
  • An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting the juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable; for example, "dandelion wine".
  • (countable) A serving of wine.
  • (uncountable) A dark purplish red colour; the colour of red wine.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wyn (wine) inherited from Old English wīn (wine, vine) inherited from *wīn derived from Latin vīnum (wine, vine, grapes).

Origin

Latin

vīnum

Gloss

wine, vine, grapes

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

葛

Emoji
🍷

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