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Shiraz^¹

/ʃɪˈɹɑːz/

Rhymes with -ɑːz

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Iranian Persian شیراز (širâz).

proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.
A county of Iran, around the city.

noun Shirazes

countable, uncountable A variety of black grape used to make wine.
Similar: Syrah, syrah
countable, uncountable A wine made from these grapes. Miss Arundel.—"And drink his health in Shiraz wine."
Similar: Syrah, syrah

shiraz^²

noun shirazes

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Shiraz I slept really well, too, but that may have been because of another healing ingredient I use called shiraz.

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name a city and county in southern Iran

Español	Shiraz
日本語	シーラーズ Shīrāzu
中文	設拉子 /设拉子 Shèlāzǐ
हिन्दी	शीराज़ śīrāz, शेराज़ śerāz
Português	Xiraz, Shiraz
Français	Chiraz
Deutsch	Schiraz
Русский	Шира́з Širáz
العربية	شِيرَاز šīrāz
עברית	שיראז shiraz

noun variety of black grape

Español	Syrah
中文	西拉葡萄 Xīlā pútáo
Português	Shiraz, Syrah
Français	syrah
Deutsch	Syrah
Română	Shiraz, Syrah
Русский	Шира́з Širáz

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@misc{shiraz_2026,
  title = {shiraz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shiraz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}