pinot noir
/ˌpiːnəʊ ˈnwɑː(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A black grape used to make red wine, associated with the Burgundy region in France.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Pinot Noir.
Example Sentences
- "That's 100% pinot noir. Single vineyard. They don't even make it any more."
- "Vine-growers concentrate on wines which can be sold at high prices—such as Pinot Noir."
- "I know many of you gaily carry on swigging rosé right through the winter, and there may be the odd day when I do, too, but I’m definitely in the mood to return to reds. And because game and mushrooms are back on the menu, that calls for pinot noir."
- "As we sat in the tasting room — a Japanese pagoda in the middle of a pond — sampling a pinot noir, a cabernet sauvignon and a white blend that he made, he explained that he tried to make wines accessible to the masses."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French