vino

noun

vi·​no ˈvē-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce vino (audio)
plural vinos
: wine

Examples of vino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dessert wine, vino cotto, also plays a key role: It’s added to the dough that the Carduccis knead into silk-thin pasta sheets, then used to saute the chicken and duck livers, which are stirred into the sauce at the very end. Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024 Pizza + wine = happy hour One bottle of vino plus one cheese or margherita pizza equals $25. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vino 

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Word History

Etymology

Italian & Spanish, from Latin vinum

First Known Use

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vino was circa 1919

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Cite this Entry

“Vino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vino. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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