wine

wine · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.

  2. 2.

    An alcoholic drink made from fermented fruits or plants other than grapes.

  3. 3.

    A dark red color.

  4. 4.

    To entertain someone with wine and food.

Forms

plural: wines

Related words

See also: alcohol, beer, drink, grape
Synonyms: vino

Etymology

From Old English "win," from Latin "vinum" meaning "wine," from Proto-Indo-European "*woin-om." The word was borrowed into Germanic languages from Latin during the Roman period. Related to Greek "oinos" and possibly Hebrew "yayin."