syrah

/sɪˈɹa/

syrah noun: a dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

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Noun (1)

syrah (countable and uncountable, plural syrahs)

A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

Synonyms:

Shiraz
A wine produced from this variety of grape.
- There will be organic beer from Anheuser-Busch and Six Gill syrah and Great White chardonnay from Shark Trust Wines, which gives 10 percent of its proceeds to help the endangered marine predators.2009 January 18, Leslie Kaufman, “Torn Between Green Galas? At Least They’re a Walk Apart”, in New York Times
Synonyms:

Shiraz

Noun (2) capitalized: Syrah

Syrah (countable and uncountable, plural Syrahs)

Alternative letter-case form of syrah.

Synonyms:

Shiraz

Synonyms of syrah

Shiraz

Forms of syrah

plural	syrahs
alternative form	Syrah
plural	Syrahs

Origin of syrah

Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting.

Questions about syrah

What does syrah mean?: Syrah means a dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
What part of speech is syrah?: Syrah is a noun.
How do you pronounce syrah?: Syrah is pronounced /sɪˈɹa/.
What is the plural of syrah?: The plural of syrah is syrahs.

Words near syrah in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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