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Zinfandel

zin·fan·del

US/ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/ uncommon

noun

1.

small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe

2.

Origin

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).

Phrases

  • white zinfandel

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