Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white wine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: white wine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Light-colored wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In contrast to making red wine, the juice for white wine is fermented without the skins and seeds."
"Jack Randall then impatient rose, / And said, ‘Tom's speech were just as fine / If he would call that first of goes / By that genteeler name—white wine.'"

Etymology

From Middle English white wyn, whit win.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: white wyn

Usage

Inflected Forms

white wines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Riesling Chardonnay orange wine red wine rosé wine

Questions

What does white wine mean?: Light-colored wine (usually yellow with a hint of green but not pink).
Where does white wine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce white wine

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