grigio

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noun

A Pinot Grigio wine.

OriginFrench Pinot →
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Meanings

noungrigio (plural grigios)

plural grigios

  1. informalA Pinot Grigio wine.

    "Latte and a grigio," the waiter agreed.

    2006, Laurie R King, The art of detection
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    Like good wine, if you'll let me get a wee bit elitist on you. You probably won't know the difference between a chardonnay and a grigio on first tasting, even if you know they aren't quite the same.

    1998, Mike Hoye, “Racquet advice for newbie”, in rec.sport.tennis (Usenet)

Origin

  1. FrenchPinot
  2. Englishgrigio

From Pinot Grigio, Italian form of French Pinot gris, "gray Pinot".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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