Masculine
vinho verde
Meaning
any instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal
Concepts
green wine
Translations
grasiger Wein
vin vert
vino acerbo
witte wijn
vino inmaduro vino verdePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvĩ.ɲu ˈveʁ.d͡ʒi/
Etymology
Literally, “green wine”, a reference to the young age of the grapes; thus, non-overliterally, young wine. Compare other examples of a language's word for green meaning "young" but not necessarily always literally green in color, such as English green, greenhorn, and green cheese.
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