nebbiolo

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UK/ˌnɛbɪˈəʊləʊ/US/ˌnɛbiˈoʊloʊ/

noun

A grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont.

OriginItalian nebbiolo →
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Meanings

nebbiolo1

nounnebbiolo (usually uncountable, plural nebbiolos)

plural nebbiolos

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of Nebbiolo.

Nebbiolo2

nounNebbiolo (usually uncountable, plural Nebbiolos)

plural Nebbiolos · alternative nebbiolo

  1. uncountableusuallyA grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont.

    When my wife and I visited last November, we were a bit baffled when she gave us a nebbiolo — an Italian grape — when we were in the beating heart of South African wine. It turned out, though, that this nebbiolo was grown in South Africa, and it was delightful.

    2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times
  2. uncountableusuallyA fine red wine made near Alba from these grapes.

Origin

  1. Italiannebbiolo
  2. EnglishNebbiolo

Borrowed from Italian nebbiolo, from nebbia (“fog”), after the grapes' appearance.

More words from Italian

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Translations

Bulgarian небиоло
  • небиоло (nebiolo)grape variety
Italian nebbiolo, nebbiolo
  • nebbiologrape variety
  • nebbiolofine red wine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nebbiolo

polocoloyoloboloBarolobowlo
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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