rosé
- noun
- /roʊˈzeɪ/
- They were enjoying what Cat called home-made rosé, a pitcher of mixed white and red.
- rosé wine
- bottle of rosé
- dry rosé
Examples
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Can I have two glasses of rosé, please? - Yes.
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The wine is rosé.
Fiction book (1992) -
The best thing about the show is the French rosé being offered.
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What good is a clean house and rosé wine gonna do?
Fiction book (1991) -
I'll have a glass of rosé, please.
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- This rosé is delicious.
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I like a good rosé.
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Here we lunched on olives, cheese, dates, and figs, all washed down with some delightful Tunisian rosé wine.
Blog text (26) -
Todd Yutzler, who owns Delmar's Delaware Plaza Wine and Liquor, suggests a dry rosé as an option, "like Tavel from the south of France."
Blog text (18) -
Can I have two glasses of rosé, please?
Synonyms
A pale pink drink made from red grapes with their skins taken off early
A light pink wine made from red grapes
A light pink wine made from red grapes
Compounds
How Pink
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rosé comes from the French word rose, meaning 'pink' and named for the 'rose' flower. That's why rosé refers to the light pink wine made when red grape skins touch the juice only briefly, giving the wine a 'pink' colour.