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cabernet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AE2 B ER0 N EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

superior Bordeaux type of red wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cabernet Sauvignon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: red wine

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French cabernet.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 赤霞珠 (chìxiázhū) — wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解百納 /解百纳 (jiěbǎinà) — wine
  • Japanese: カベルネ (kaberune) — wine
  • Russian: каберне́ (kabɛrnɛ́) — wine