noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈvɪdəˌkəltʃər/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɪtɪˌkʌltʃə/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
The old French farmer practiced viticulture and raised some of the best grapes in the world. He is knowledgeable in viticulture.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: viniculture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: culture
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh1y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéh1itis Proto-Italic *wītis Latin vītisder. English viti- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kwélh1eti Proto-Italic *kwelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English viticulture From viti- + culture, from Latin vītis + cultūra (“cultivation of the vine, vine-growing”). Compare agriculture.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vneshtari
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Albanian:
vreshtari
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Armenian:
խաղողագործություն
(xaġoġagorcutʻyun)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Belarusian:
вінагра́дарства
(vinahrádarstva)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Bulgarian:
лозарство
(lozarstvo)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Bulgarian:
винарство
(vinarstvo)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Catalan:
viticultura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Chinese Mandarin:
葡萄栽培學 /葡萄栽培学
(pútáozāipéixué)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Chinese Mandarin:
葡萄栽培法
(pútáozāipéifǎ)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Czech:
vinařství
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Czech:
vinohradnictví
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Dutch:
wijnbouw
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Finnish:
viininviljely
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
French:
viticulture
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
French:
viniculture
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
German:
Weinbau
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Hungarian:
szőlészet
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Hungarian:
szőlőművelés
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Irish:
fíonsaothrú
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Italian:
viticoltura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Italian:
vinicoltura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Japanese:
葡萄栽培
(budōsaibai)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Kazakh:
жүзімшілік
(jüzımşılık)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Kazakh:
жүзім шаруашылығы
(jüzım şaruaşylyğy)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Macedonian:
лозарство
(lozarstvo)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Portuguese:
vinicultura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Portuguese:
viticultura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Romanian:
viticultură
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Russian:
виногра́дарство
(vinográdarstvo)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Russian:
виноде́лие
(vinodélije)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Slovak:
vinohradníctvo
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Spanish:
viticultura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Spanish:
vinicultura
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Turkish:
bağcılık
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
Ukrainian:
виногра́дарство
(vynohrádarstvo)
— practice or science of growing vines, particularly grape vines for wine production
