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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bið
"La vid produce deliciosas uvas cada año."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A woody vine that bears grapes, typically growing by climbing along supports or trellises.
"The farmer carefully pruned the grapevine to ensure a rich harvest in the autumn." - 2
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information and gossip.
"I heard through the grapevine that the company is planning a major expansion next year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'grape' (from Old French grape, grappe) and 'vine' (from Latin vinea, meaning grapevine or vineyard). Historically used to describe the climbing woody plant bearing grapes, it later evolved in the 19th century to metaphorically represent the informal transmission of rumors and gossip, likened to the winding and interconnected branches of the vine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grapevine" is said worldwide
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vigne
Transliteration: viɲ
"Les raisins poussent sur la vigne."
Weinrebe
Transliteration: ˈvaɪnˌʁeːbə
"Die Weinrebe braucht viel Sonne."
vite
Transliteration: ˈviːte
"I grappoli d'uva pendono dalla vite."
vid
Transliteration: bið
"La vid produce deliciosas uvas cada año."
videira
Transliteration: viˈdejɾɐ
"A videira foi podada antes da primavera."
अंगूर की बेल
Transliteration: angoor ki bel
"अंगूर की बेल बगीचे की बाड़ पर चढ़ रही है।"
葡萄藤
Transliteration: pútao-téng
"我们在院子里种了几株葡萄藤。"
포도나무
Transliteration: podonamu
"정원에 심은 포도나무에 열매가 열렸습니다."
葡萄の木
Transliteration: budō no ki
"庭の葡萄の木がたくさんの実をつけています。"
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