🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

vinho

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈvi.ɲu/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wine/waɪn/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles preferem vinho branco bem gelado."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.

    "They ordered a bottle of red wine to accompany the dinner."
  2. 2

    A fermented drink made from other plant sources, such as fruits, berries, or dandelions.

    "Homemade elderberry wine requires careful aging."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word comes from Old English 'wīn', of West Germanic origin, ultimately borrowed from Latin 'vinum', which shares roots with Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European terms for the fermented grape beverage. It has been a staple term in the English lexicon since the early medieval period for trade, agriculture, and social dining.

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