syrah

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/sɪˈɹa/

noun

A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

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Shiraz
OriginFrench syrah ← Proto-Celtic *serrā →
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Meanings

syrah1

nounsyrah (countable and uncountable, plural syrahs)

plural syrahs · alternative Syrah

  1. countableuncountableA dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

    Synonyms: Shiraz, shiraz

  2. countableuncountableA wine produced from this variety of grape.

    There will be organic beer from Anheuser-Busch and Six Gill syrah and Great White chardonnay from Shark Trust Wines, which gives 10 percent of its proceeds to help the endangered marine predators.

    2009 January 18, Leslie Kaufman, “Torn Between Green Galas? At Least They’re a Walk Apart”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: Shiraz, shiraz

Syrah2

nounSyrah (countable and uncountable, plural Syrahs)

plural Syrahs

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of syrah.

    Synonyms: Shiraz

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.

Similar
Shirazshiraz

nounA wine produced from this variety of grape.

Similar
Shirazshiraz
Also see
shiraz

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*serrā
  2. Frenchsyrah
  3. Englishsyrah

Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sharyrashy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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