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tempranillo

tempranillo noun: a variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.

Noun

tempranillo (plural tempranillos)

  1. A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
    • Drive down the straight, red dirt road through flat acres of tempranillo vines to the low-lying building of cedar strips with its undulating aluminum roof and one tall wave erupting in the middle.2009 April 9, Joan Scobey, “Rioja grande”, in Toronto Star
    Synonyms:
    Valdepenas
  2. A wine made with this grape.

Synonyms of tempranillo

  • Valdepenas

Forms of tempranillo

pluraltempranillos

Origin of tempranillo

From Spanish tempranillo, the diminutive of temprano (“early”), since the grape ripens earlier than other varieties.

Questions about tempranillo

What does tempranillo mean?
Tempranillo means a variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
What part of speech is tempranillo?
Tempranillo is a noun.
What is the plural of tempranillo?
The plural of tempranillo is tempranillos.

Words near tempranillo in the dictionary

  1. tempory
  2. tempos
  3. tempotron
  4. tempotrons
  5. tempoyak
  6. tempranillo
  7. tempranillos
  8. temprature
  9. tempre
  10. tempres
  11. temps

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