cabernet sauvignon

/kæbə(ɹ)ˈneɪ səʊvɪˈnjɒn/

noun

A variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.

Meanings

cabernet sauvignon1

nouncabernet sauvignon (countable and uncountable, plural cabernet sauvignons)

plural cabernet sauvignons

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Cabernet Sauvignon.

    It's not the red of which we bleed / The red of cabernet sauvignon

    2000, “Sabrina”, in Silence Is Sexy, performed by Einstürzende Neubauten
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    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.

    2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times

Cabernet Sauvignon2

nounCabernet Sauvignon (countable and uncountable, plural Cabernet Sauvignons)

plural Cabernet Sauvignons · alternative cabernet sauvignon · alternative cab sauv · alternative cab sav · alternative Cab Sauv · alternative Cab Sav · alternative cab · alternative Cab

  1. countableuncountableA variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.

    Synonyms: cab sav

  2. countableuncountableA wine made from such grapes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of red grape used principally in wine-making.

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nounsuperior Bordeaux type of red wine

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Translations

Bulgarian каберне совиньон, каберне совиньон
  • каберне совиньон (kaberne sovinjon)variety of red grape
  • каберне совиньон (kaberne sovinjon)wine
Chinese Cantonese 赤霞珠
  • 赤霞珠variety of red grape
Chinese Mandarin 赤霞珠, 赤霞珠紅葡萄酒 /赤霞珠红葡萄酒
  • 赤霞珠 (Chìxiázhū)variety of red grape
  • 赤霞珠紅葡萄酒 /赤霞珠红葡萄酒 (Chìxiázhū hóngpútáojiǔ)wine
Finnish Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Sauvignonvariety of red grape
  • Cabernet Sauvignonwine
French cabernet sauvignon, cabernet sauvignon
  • cabernet sauvignonvariety of red grape
  • cabernet sauvignonwine
Greek Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν, Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν
  • Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν (Kamperné Sovinión)variety of red grape
  • Καμπερνέ Σοβινιόν (Kamperné Sovinión)wine
Hebrew קברנה סוביניון, קברנה סוביניון
  • קברנה סוביניון (kaberné sovinyón)variety of red grape
  • קברנה סוביניון (kaberné sovinyón)wine
Hungarian cabernet sauvignon
  • cabernet sauvignonvariety of red grape
Japanese カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン
  • カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン (Kaberune Sōviniyon)variety of red grape
Korean 카베르네 소비뇽, 카베르네 소비뇽
  • 카베르네 소비뇽 (Kabereune Sobinyong)variety of red grape
  • 카베르네 소비뇽 (Kabereune Sobinyong)wine
Portuguese Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Sauvignonvariety of red grape
  • Cabernet Sauvignonwine
Russian Каберне́ Совиньо́н, Каберне́ Совиньо́н
  • Каберне́ Совиньо́н (Kabɛrnɛ́ Sovinʹón)variety of red grape
  • Каберне́ Совиньо́н (Kabɛrnɛ́ Sovinʹón)wine
Spanish Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Sauvignonvariety of red grape
Swedish Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Sauvignonvariety of red grape
  • Cabernet Sauvignonwine
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