Standard Lemma guide

Chianti

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kɪˈantɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /kiˈɑnti/
  • US: /kiˈænti/
  • rhymes with -ænti
  • rhymes with -ɑːnti
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IY0 AE1 N T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A Tuscan red wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Chianti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: red wine

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian chianti, after Chianti, its area of production. Through Latin from the Etruscan 𐌂𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄 (clante).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كِيَانْتِي (kiyāntī) — Tuscan red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基安蒂酒 (jī'āndìjiǔ) — Tuscan red wine
  • Dutch: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Finnish: Chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Finnish: Chianti-viini — Tuscan red wine
  • French: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • German: Chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Hebrew: קִיאַנְטִי (ki'ánti) — Tuscan red wine
  • Italian: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Italian: Chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Japanese: キャンティ (Kyanti) — Tuscan red wine
  • Korean: 키안티 (Kianti) — Tuscan red wine
  • Russian: кья́нти (kʹjánti) — Tuscan red wine
  • Serbo-Croatian: кја̑нти — Tuscan red wine
  • Serbo-Croatian: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Spanish: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Swedish: chianti — Tuscan red wine
  • Ukrainian: к'я́нті (kʺjánti) — Tuscan red wine