Meanings
noungluhwein (usually uncountable, plural gluhweins)
plural gluhweins · alternative glühwein
- uncountableusuallyA type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
we sat inside warmed by the stove and drank hot red wine with spices and lemon in it. They called it glühwein and it was a good thing to warm you and to celebrate with.
1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 284
Origin
- GermanGlühwein
- Englishgluhwein
Borrowed from German Glühwein.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian греяно вино
- греяно вино (grejano vino)type of mulled wine
Danish gløgg
- gløggtype of mulled wine
Dutch glühwein
- glühweintype of mulled wine
Finnish glögi
- glögitype of mulled wine
French vin chaud
- vin chaudtype of mulled wine
German Glühwein
- Glühweintype of mulled wine
Italian vino caldo, vin brulé
- vino caldotype of mulled wine
- vin brulétype of mulled wine
Japanese グリューワイン
- グリューワイン (guryūwain)type of mulled wine
Norwegian gløgg
- gløggtype of mulled wine
Russian глинтве́йн
- глинтве́йн (glintvéjn)type of mulled wine
Spanish vino caliente
- vino calientetype of mulled wine
Swedish glühwein, glögg
- glühweintype of mulled wine
- glöggtype of mulled wine
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