zinfandel

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
25
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/(US)

Definition of zinfandel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A dry red wine of California.
    “This zinfandel’s delish. Where’d you get it?”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A dry red wine of California.
    “This zinfandel’s delish. Where’d you get it?”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.

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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).

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