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winespeak

winespeak noun: the jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.

Noun

winespeak (uncountable)

  1. The jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.
    • He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” ¶ “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is...1997 March, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label: The ABCs of white wine”, in Orange Coast, volume 23, number 3, page 168
    Synonyms:
    winese

Synonyms of winespeak

Origin of winespeak

From wine + -speak.

Questions about winespeak

What does winespeak mean?
Winespeak means the jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.
What part of speech is winespeak?
Winespeak is a noun.

Words near winespeak in the dictionary

  1. wineshops
  2. wineskin
  3. wineskins
  4. winesop
  5. winesops
  6. winespeak
  7. winetaster
  8. winetasters
  9. winetasting
  10. winetastings
  11. winetini

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