wine

WYN/waɪn/

Pluralwines

7 meanings of wine

1
grape drinknouncountable or uncountable
An alcoholic drink made from grapes, or a glass or type of it.
They drank wine at the party.
He poured some wine into her glass.
UsageSay some wine or a glass of wine.
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2
from other plantsnouncountable or uncountable
A drink with alcohol, made by fermenting fruit, honey, rice, or other things that are not grapes.
This wine is made from apples, not grapes.
People here make wine from honey.
UsagePut the fruit or plant name first, like rice wine or plum wine.
3
dark rednoununcountable
A dark red-purple color, like red wine.
Like the deep red-purple of a ripe plum.
He picked a wine sweater for the photo.
The curtains were a deep wine.
UsageOften used before a noun, like a wine dress, or as wine red.
Similarburgundy, maroon, claret, plum

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Origins

Meanings 1–5

It comes from Old English "wīn", from older Germanic roots, possibly through Latin "vīnum", all meaning "wine".

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 4 facts

Wine descends from Old English wīn and earlier Germanic forms, with Latin vīnum in its proposed ancestry. en.wiktionary.org
Old English wīn meant wine. en.wiktionary.org
The reconstructed Germanic ancestor meant wine. en.wiktionary.org
Latin vīnum meant wine. en.wiktionary.org

Meaning 6

It comes from Jamaican Creole and is related to the verb "wind".

Checked 30 Oct 2026 · 2 facts

The dancing verb wine comes from Jamaican Creole. en.wiktionary.org
Wine is etymologically related to the verb wind. en.wiktionary.org