gluhwein
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8.7
A hot red wine with spices served at Christmas markets
- noun
- /ˈɡluːvaɪn/
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glühwein
- At the Christmas market, I always enjoy a cup of gluhwein while browsing the stalls.
Examples
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Is that mulled wine? - Ah, Gluhwein!
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In Germany, it's a tradition to warm up with gluhwein during the cold winter months.
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The cozy cafe served delicious gluhwein spiced with cinnamon and orange peel.
Synonyms
mulled wine
vsgluhwein
2
3.9
A drink made from wine heated with spices and served warm in winter
is the regional German Christmas version of that warm spiced wine
glogg
vsgluhwein
1
9.9
A hot spiced drink from Scandinavia made with red wine, brandy, and fruit
is similar but is the German Christmas version without added spirit
How Spiced
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gluhwein comes from German parts glüh ('to glow' or 'to heat') and wein ('wine'). So the name is like 'glowing wine', and it describes the hot, spiced red wine you drink warm at winter and Christmas markets.