wine

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun fermented juice (of grapes especially)
  2. noun a red as dark as red wine
  3. verb drink wine

Etymology

From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino.

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Synonyms

vino

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