tempranillo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish tempranillo, the diminutive of temprano (“early”), since the grape ripens earlier than other varieties.
Noun[edit]
tempranillo (plural tempranillos)
- A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
- 2009 April 9, Joan Scobey, “Rioja grande”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- 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.
- A wine made with this grape.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
tempranillo m (plural tempranillos)
Further reading[edit]
- “tempranillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014