port wine

noun

A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal.

Similar
portPorto
OriginPortuguese vinho do Porto →
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Meanings

nounport wine (countable and uncountable, plural port wines)

plural port wines

  1. countableuncountableA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal.

    Synonyms: port, Porto

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal.

Similar
portPorto

More synonyms by meaning

nounsweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

Similar
port
Broader
fortified wine
Also see
port

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Portuguesevinho do Porto
  2. Englishport wine

Calque of Portuguese vinho do Porto, wherein the city name Porto is etymologically identical to the word porto (“port”).

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Translations

Arabic مِينَاء النَّبِيذ, نَبِيذ بُورْتُو
  • مِينَاء النَّبِيذ (mīnāʔ an-nabīḏ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • نَبِيذ بُورْتُو (nabīḏ būrtū)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Bulgarian по́рто, по̀ртвайн
  • по́рто (pórto)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • по̀ртвайн (pòrtvajn)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Chinese Mandarin 波酒, 波特酒
  • 波酒 (bōjiǔ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • 波特酒 (bōtèjiǔ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • 缽酒 /钵酒 (bōjiǔ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • 砵酒 (bōjiǔ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • 波爾圖葡萄酒 /波尔图葡萄酒 (Bō'ěrtú pútáojiǔ)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Czech portské
  • portskéA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Danish portvin
  • portvinA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Dutch porto, port
  • portoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • portA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Esperanto portovino
  • portovinoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Estonian portvein
  • portveinA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Finnish portviini
  • portviiniA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
French vin de Porto, porto
  • vin de PortoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • portoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
German Portwein
  • PortweinA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Greek πορτό, οίνος Πορτογαλίας
  • πορτό (portó)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • οίνος Πορτογαλίας (oínos Portogalías)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Hungarian portói
  • portóiA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Icelandic púrtvín
  • púrtvínA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Italian porto
  • portoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Japanese ポートワイン
  • ポートワイン (pōtowain)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Korean 포트 포도주, 포트 와인
  • 포트 포도주 (poteu podoju)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • 포트 와인 (poteu wain)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Latvian portvīns
  • portvīnsA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Lithuanian portveinas
  • portveinasA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Norwegian portvin, port
  • portvinA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • portA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Polish portwajn
  • portwajnA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Portuguese vinho do Porto
  • vinho do PortoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Russian портве́йн
  • портве́йн (portvéjn)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Slovak portské
  • portskéA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Spanish vino de Oporto, oporto
  • vino de OportoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
  • oportoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Swedish portvin
  • portvinA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Tagalog tinto
  • tintoA type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Ukrainian портве́йн
  • портве́йн (portvéjn)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Yiddish פּאָרטווײַן
  • פּאָרטווײַן (portvayn)A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Cite this entry
APA

port wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20wine

MLA

“port wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20wine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “port wine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/port%20wine.

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