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VINO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fermented juice (of grapes especially)
Synonyms:
vino; wine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("vino" is a kind of...):
alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vino"):
mulled wine (wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit)
fortified wine (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)
varietal; varietal wine (a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape)
generic; generic wine (wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as 'vin rouge', 'vino rosso', 'rotwein', 'red wine', etc.), or by general class (as 'vin ordinaire', 'vin de table', 'vino da tavola', 'tafelwein', 'table wine', etc.))
vermouth (any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks)
Tokay (Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes)
table wine (wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal)
Rhone wine (any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France)
retsina (Greek wine flavored with resin)
plonk (a cheap wine of inferior quality)
macon; maconnais (fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry)
jug wine (inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs)
Dubonnet ((trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an aperitif)
dessert wine (still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal)
Cotes de Provence (a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast)
California wine (any of various wines produced in California)
Bordeaux; Bordeaux wine (any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them)
Burgundy; Burgundy wine (red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere))
sparkling wine (effervescent wine)
altar wine; sacramental wine (used in a communion service)
blush wine; pink wine; rose; rose wine (pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began)
white wine (pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation)
red wine (wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)
vintage (a season's yield of wine from a vineyard)
Holonyms ("vino" is a substance of...):
negus (wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg)
grape (any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters)
