Phrase guide

Cabernet Sauvignon

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kæbə(ɹ)ˈneɪ səʊvɪˈnjɒn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.

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

A wine made from such grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

superior Bordeaux type of red wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cabernet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: red wine

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: каберне совиньон (kaberne sovinjon) — variety of red grape
  • Chinese Cantonese: 赤霞珠 — variety of red grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 赤霞珠 (Chìxiázhū) — variety of red grape
  • Finnish: Cabernet Sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • French: cabernet sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • Greek: Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν (Kamperné Sovinión) — variety of red grape
  • Hebrew: קברנה סוביניון (kaberné sovinyón) — variety of red grape
  • Hungarian: cabernet sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • Japanese: カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン (Kaberune Sōviniyon) — variety of red grape
  • Korean: 카베르네 소비뇽 (Kabereune Sobinyong) — variety of red grape
  • Portuguese: Cabernet Sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • Russian: Каберне́ Совиньо́н (Kabɛrnɛ́ Sovinʹón) — variety of red grape
  • Spanish: Cabernet Sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • Swedish: Cabernet Sauvignon — variety of red grape
  • Bulgarian: каберне совиньон (kaberne sovinjon) — wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 赤霞珠紅葡萄酒 /赤霞珠红葡萄酒 (Chìxiázhū hóngpútáojiǔ) — wine
  • Finnish: Cabernet Sauvignon — wine
  • French: cabernet sauvignon — wine
  • Greek: Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν (Kamperné Sovinión) — wine
  • Hebrew: קברנה סוביניון (kaberné sovinyón) — wine
  • Korean: 카베르네 소비뇽 (Kabereune Sobinyong) — wine
  • Portuguese: Cabernet Sauvignon — wine
  • Russian: Каберне́ Совиньо́н (Kabɛrnɛ́ Sovinʹón) — wine
  • Swedish: Cabernet Sauvignon — wine