grenache

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noun

A specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.

OriginFrench grenache ← Italian vernaccia →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

grenache1

noungrenache (countable and uncountable, plural grenaches)

plural grenaches · alternative Grenache

  1. countableuncountableA specific, widely-planted variety of red wine grape, or a wine made from such grapes.

    A five-course pork dinner paired with grenache wines from several countries will be held on Monday […].

    2007 September 26, Florence Fabricant, “Calendar”, in New York Times

Grenache2

nounGrenache (countable and uncountable, plural Grenaches)

plural Grenaches

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of grenache.

Origin

  1. Italianvernaccia
  2. Frenchgrenache
  3. Englishgrenache

From French grenache, from Italian vernaccia, from Vernazza, a town in Italy. Cognate to Catalan garnatxa, Spanish garnacha, Portuguese garnacha.

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APA

grenache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenache

MLA

“grenache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenache. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grenache,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grenache.

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