Meanings
nounSaperavi (countable and uncountable, plural Saperavis)
plural Saperavis
- countableuncountableA Georgian dry red wine.
The association between white wine and masculinity declined in Georgia, and deep red, complex and old Saperavis are no longer accidents of wine making and frugal consumption (long storage) in the women's domain but are considered interesting and valuable commodities.
2016, Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Anastasiya Shtaltovna, Conrad Schetter, Agricultural Knowledge and Knowledge Systems in Post-Soviet Societies, page 238
Origin
- Georgianსაფერავი
- EnglishSaperavi
From Georgian საფერავი (saperavi, literally “paint, dye”).
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