tempranillo

T1E1M3P3R1A1N1I1L1L1O1

noun

A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.

Similar
Valdepenas
OriginSpanish tempranillo →
UncommonScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nountempranillo (plural tempranillos)

plural tempranillos

  1. A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.

    Drive down the straight, red dirt road through flat acres of tempranillo vines to the low-lying building of cedar strips with its undulating aluminum roof and one tall wave erupting in the middle.

    2009 April 9, Joan Scobey, “Rioja grande”, in Toronto Star

    Synonyms: Valdepenas

  2. A wine made with this grape.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.

Similar
Valdepenas

Origin

  1. Spanishtempranillo
  2. Englishtempranillo

From Spanish tempranillo, the diminutive of temprano (“early”), since the grape ripens earlier than other varieties.

More words from Spanish

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: tempranillo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.