Kilo Lingo

/waɪn/

Line drawing of wine
Coloured illustration of wine
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Translation

A drink with alcohol in it, made from grapes.

Word origin

From Latin vinum, which came into Old English as win.

Origin
Latin
Root
vinum
English cognates
vine, vinegar

Grammar

Gender
Pluralwines

Examples

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Here "wine" is the drink made from grapes.

, .

"Wine" is usually uncountable, so we count it in glasses.

Spain France.

"Wines" means different kinds of wine.

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This word is part of lesson 20.