zinfandel

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US/ˈzɪnfn̩dɛl/

noun

A dry red wine of California.

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Black St. PetersCrljenak KaštelanskiGioia Del ColleLocaleMorellonePlavac VelikiPrimaticcioPrimativo
OriginGerman Zierfandler →
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Meanings

nounzinfandel (countable and uncountable, plural zinfandels)

plural zinfandels

  1. countableuncountableA dry red wine of California.

    This zinfandel’s delish. Where’d you get it?

    2008, Danielle Corsetto, Girls with Slingshots: 419
  2. countableuncountableA small black grape from which zinfandel wine is made.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Black St. PetersCrljenak KaštelanskiGioia Del ColleLocaleMorellonePlavac VelikiPrimaticcioPrimativoPrimitivoPrimitivo Di GioiaPrimitivo NeroTarantoUva Della PergolaUva Di CoratoZeinfandallZenfendalZinzinZinfandalZinfardelZinfardellZinfindalZinfindelZPC

Origin

  1. GermanZierfandler
  2. Englishzinfandel

Unknown origin; wine sense used from 1896, grape sense from 1880. Possibly a transmission of German Zierfandler, a different wine grape, through a Hungarian intermediary such as czirifandli (now Cirfandli).

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Translations

Hebrew זינפנדל, זינפנדל
  • זינפנדלdry red wine
  • זינפנדלsmall black grapes
Cite this entry
APA

zinfandel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinfandel

MLA

“zinfandel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinfandel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zinfandel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinfandel.

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