pink wine
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- noun
- /pɪŋk waɪn/
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vino rosado
- We enjoyed a chilled bottle of pink wine with our salad at dinner.
- a glass of pink wine
Examples
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On warm summer evenings, I like to sip pink wine while sitting on the porch.
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You ought to have some of that pink wine to go with it.
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The dog came back with the same old musky smell and attitude, but it feels right, and I am sharing some pink wine and a cigarette, and we are looking at the stars, leaving me starry-eyed.
Blog text (20) -
Maddaine had some pink wine, and Du Pr sipped whiskey, and they smoked the big handrolled cigarettes for after eating.
Fiction book (2000) -
This restaurant has a wonderful selection of pink wine that pairs perfectly with seafood.
Synonyms
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A light pink wine made from red grapes
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A light pink wine made from red grapes
A light pink wine made from red grapes
How Pink
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Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'pink' names a pale red color and 'wine' names the beverage, so the combined meaning is simply wine that is pink in color. The construction is fully compositional and cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'vino rosado'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Pink wine comes from the way the drink is made and how it looks: red grapes are quickly squeezed so their skins touch the juice only for a short time, and that gives the wine a pale pink color. That's why pink wine means a light pink wine made from red grapes and is often called 'rosé'.