vinho verde
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese vinho verde (young wine).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviːnju ˈvɛɹdi/, /ˈviːnjoʊ ˈvɛɹdeɪ/
Noun
editvinho verde (plural vinho verdes)
- Any instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal.
Usage notes
editSometimes written upstyle, Vinho Verde, because in modern usage the name is a DOC. Also sometimes written viño verde or vino verde by English-speakers who misapprehend that the term came from Galician (viño verde) or Spanish (vino verde).
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLiterally, “green wine”, a reference to the young age of the grapes; thus, non-overliterally, young wine. Compare other examples of a language's word for green meaning "young" but not necessarily always literally green in color, such as English green, greenhorn, and green cheese.
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editvinho verde m (plural vinhos verdes)
- any instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal
Further reading
edit- vinho verde on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- Vinho Verde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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