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merlot

noun · 5 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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  • US: /mɝˈloʊ/
  • US: /mɛɹˈloʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M ER1 L AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Merlot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A dark-blue variety of wine grape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: red wine

5

noun

Meaning 5

black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera

History

Etymology

From French, a diminutive of merle (“blackbird”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅樂 /梅乐 (méilè) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美樂 /美乐 (měilè) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅洛 (méiluò) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅鹿汁 (méilùzhī) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅露汁 (méilùzhī) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅鹿輒 /梅鹿辄 (méilùzhé) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨爾樂 /墨尔乐 (mò'ěrlè) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Finnish: Merlot — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • French: merlot — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • German: Merlot-Traube — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Hebrew: מרלו (merlo) — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Swedish: Merlot — dark-blue variety of wine grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅樂 /梅乐 (méilè) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美樂 /美乐 (měilè) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅洛 (méiluò) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅鹿汁 (méilùzhī) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅露汁 (méilùzhī) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 梅鹿輒 /梅鹿辄 (méilùzhé) — dry red wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨爾樂 /墨尔乐 (mò'ěrlè) — dry red wine
  • Finnish: Merlot — dry red wine
  • German: Merlot — dry red wine
  • Hebrew: מרלו (merlo) — dry red wine
  • Swedish: merlot — dry red wine