zinfandel
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zinfandel
- /ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/ US
Where it comes from
Unknown origin; wine sense used from 1896, grape sense from 1880. Possibly a transmission of German Zierfandler, a different wine grape, through a Hungarian intermediary such as czirifandli (now Cirfandli).
noun zinfandels
- A dry red wine of California. This zinfandel’s delish. Where’d you get it?
- A small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.
Similar: Black St. Peters, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Gioia Del Colle, Locale, Morellone, Plavac Veliki, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo, Primitivo Di Gioia, Primitivo Nero, Taranto, Uva Della Pergola, Uva Di Corato, Zeinfandall, Zenfendal, Zin, zin, Zinfandal, Zinfardel, Zinfardell, Zinfindal, Zinfindel, ZPC
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noun
Similar: Black St. Peters, Crljenak Kaštelanski, Gioia Del Colle, Locale, Morellone, Plavac Veliki, Primaticcio, Primativo, Primitivo, Primitivo Di Gioia, Primitivo Nero, Taranto, Uva Della Pergola, Uva Di Corato, Zeinfandall, Zenfendal, Zin, zin, Zinfandal, Zinfardel, Zinfardell, Zinfindal, Zinfindel, ZPC
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Talk about this word "zinfandel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zinfandel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zinfandel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zinfandel "zinfandel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zinfandel.Cite this
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title = {zinfandel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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