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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

cabernet

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.βerˈnet

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cabernet/ˌkæb.ərˈneɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El cabernet es una de las uvas tintas más cultivadas del mundo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dark-skinned grape variety widely used for producing red wine, most notably Cabernet Sauvignon.

    "The vineyard specializes in cultivating rich cabernet grapes on the sunny southern slopes."
  2. 2

    A dry red wine made primarily from cabernet grapes.

    "We ordered a bottle of aged cabernet to pair with the roasted lamb dinner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French regional name, ultimately stemming from the Gascon dialect word 'cabernet', based on the diminutive of 'cabor' (stem or vine), referring to a variety of dark-skinned wine grape. It entered English usage in the 19th century alongside the commercial growth and international appreciation of Bordeaux wines.

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