zinfandel
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/
noun
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).
- A dry red wine of California.
“This zinfandel’s delish. Where’d you get it?”
- A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.