noun
Meaning 1
A dry red wine of California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
zinfandel
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/
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CMU ARPABET: Z IH1 N F AH0 N D EH2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
dry fruity red wine from California
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: red wine
noun
Meaning 4
small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera
History
Etymology
Unknown origin; wine sense used from 1896, grape sense from 1880. Possibly a transmission of German Zierfandler, a different wine grape, through a Hungarian intermediary such as czirifandli (now Cirfandli).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hebrew: זינפנדל — dry red wine
- Hebrew: זינפנדל — small black grapes