vino

vi·no  (vn)

n. pl. vi·nos

Wine.

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[Italian and Spanish, both from Latin vnum.]

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vino [vee-noh]

Noun

pl -nos Informal wine [Spanish or Italian: wine]

Thesaurus

Noun

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vino - fermented juice (of grapes especially) wine grape - any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" vintage - a season's yield of wine from a vineyard red wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation blush wine, pink wine, rose wine, rose - pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began altar wine, sacramental wine - used in a communion service sparkling wine - effervescent wine Burgundy wine, Burgundy - red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux - any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them California wine - any of various wines produced in California Cotes de Provence - a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast dessert wine - still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal Dubonnet - (trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif jug wine - inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs maconnais, macon - fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry plonk - a cheap wine of inferior quality retsina - Greek wine flavored with resin Rhone wine - any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France table wine - wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal Tokay - Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes vermouth - any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks generic, generic wine - a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape varietal, varietal wine - a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape fortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added mulled wine - wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit negus - wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg