Gewürztraminer

See also: gewurztraminer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gewürztraminer, from Gewürz (“spice”) + Traminer that is from "Tramin an der Weinstraße" in South Tyrol.

Pronunciation

Noun

Gewürztraminer (countable and uncountable, plural Gewürztraminers)

  1. (uncountable) An aromatic white wine grape variety that grows best in cooler climates.
  2. (countable) A wine made from this grape.
    • 2024, Susie Dent, Guilty By Definition, Zaffre, page 198:
      Martha picked up her wine and sipped from it; it was a Gewürztraminer, and for a moment she was in Leipzig, drinking the same wine from a glass with a twisted green stem at a bar just outside the cathedral.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈvʏɐ̯tstʀaˌmiːnɐ]
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Proper noun

Gewürztraminer

  1. Gewürztraminer (an aromatic grape variety, used in white wines, performing best in cooler areas)
  2. Gewürztraminer (a white wine made from this grape)

Synonyms

  • Roter Traminer
  • Klevner, Clevner

See also

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