malbec

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UK/ˈmæl.bɛk/UK/ˈmɒl.bɛk/US/mælˈbɛk/

noun

A variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but now predominantly grown in Argentina.

OriginFrench malbec →
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Meanings

malbec1

nounmalbec (countable and uncountable, plural malbecs)

plural malbecs · alternative Malbec

  1. countableuncountableA variety of grape used in making red wine, originally from France, but now predominantly grown in Argentina.
  2. countableuncountableA red wine made chiefly from malbec grapes.

Malbec2

proper nounMalbec (plural Malbecs)

plural Malbecs

  1. A surname from French.
nounMalbec (countable and uncountable, plural Malbecs)

plural Malbecs

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of malbec (“wine”).

    She is partial to glass of Malbec, but today is not going to be a boozy session.

    2023 October 7, Jim Pickard, “It’s not government that creates jobs”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Origin

malbec · noun

  1. Frenchmalbec
  2. Englishmalbec

Borrowed from French malbec, said to be named after a Hungarian winemaker who brought it to France.

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Malbec · proper noun, noun

  1. FrenchMalbec
  2. EnglishMalbec

Borrowed from French Malbec.

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Translations

French malbec, côt
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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