claret

Meaning

Noun

1. A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
2. A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
3. (colloquial) Blood.

Adj

Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

Verb

To drink claret.

Synonyms

red Bordeaux

maroon

red

red wine

Bordeaux

burgundy

wine-red

purplish red

purple-red

purplish-red

pale wine

claret wine

purplish

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklæɹɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: claret

In summary

From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin claratum vīnum, from clārus.
Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color