English Explanatory Dictionary

zinfandel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dry red wine of California.
  2. A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.

Pronunciation

/ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/

Word forms

zinfandel zinfandels

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).

Synonyms

Black St. Peters Crljenak Kaštelanski Gioia Del Colle Locale Morellone Plavac Veliki Primaticcio Primativo Primitivo Primitivo Di Gioia Primitivo Nero Taranto Uva Della Pergola Uva Di Corato Zeinfandall Zenfendal Zin Zinfandal Zinfardel Zinfardell Zinfindal Zinfindel ZPC

Derived words

white zinfandel
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