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pinot

noun · 3 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: /ˈpiːnoʊ/
  • US: /ˈpinoʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːnəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: P IH1 N AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several wines made from these grapes, in particular pinot noir.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pinot grape

Antonyms: none provided

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

Narrower terms: Pinot noir, Pinot blanc

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French pinot, a type of wine or grapevine, from earlier pineau.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Burgunder — Translations
Real reading context

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