mulled wine
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- noun
- /mʌld waɪn/
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vino caliente especiado
- On a cold winter evening, we enjoyed a warm cup of mulled wine infused with cinnamon and nutmeg.
- hot mulled wine
- warm mulled wine
- drink mulled wine
We had the Christmas tree up, made mulled wine.
- We had the Christmas tree up, made mulled wine.
- Then we have Brownies chocolate orange, mulled wine.
Examples
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It is the best time of year for laying in bed under the weight of six blankets, for drinking tea and mulled wine, for the crackle of fires, for reading six books at once.
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We had to pay to go into this market, but everyone was dressed in medieval garments, and there were entertainers performing, as well as mulled wine and food stalls.
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"Am I correct in assuming that you are not equipped to provide me with a cup of mulled wine?"
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I'm not the biggest fan of mulled wine, but I'm going in.
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Mulled wine is the local speciality
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It's a tradition we have here to consume some mulled wine... and enjoy some outdoor hot-tubbing.
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Try the mulled wine.
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During the festival, holiday aromas (chief among them mulled wine and hot chestnuts) fill the air of Piazza Walther as the picturesque streets of Bolzano.
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Charming wooden booths feature scrumptious snacks such as German Christmas cakes and gingerbread, as well as bratwurst, hot chestnuts, and mulled wine.
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Usually hosted in town squares, these street fairs offer all kinds of seasonal charm, including handcrafted Christmas decorations and gifts, and tasty treats like mulled wine and gingerbread.
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Synonyms
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A hot sweet drink made from beer or wine with spices and roasted apples for Christmas
How Spiced
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'mulled' (heated and flavored with spices) with 'wine' (an alcoholic beverage): a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'wine heated with spices and served warm'. This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition and the concept (spiced/warmed wine) exists cross-linguistically, so the expression is transparent.
Etymology
Mulled wine comes from the word mull, which meant 'to heat and add spices to a drink'. Imagine a pot of wine warming with cinnamon and orange to warm your hands, so mulled wine means 'wine that is heated with spices'.