pinot

pi·not  (pn, p-n)

n.

1. Any of several related white or red grapes chiefly grown on the West Coast and in France.

2. A white or red wine made from these grapes.

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[French, variant of pineau, diminutive of pin, pine tree (from the shape of the clusters of grapes), from Latin pnus; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

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pinot - A variant of French pineau, a diminutive of pine, from the shape of the clusters of grapes.

See also related terms for pine.

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Noun

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Pinot - any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes Pinot grape common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes Pinot noir - red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France Pinot blanc - white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France