claret
A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhereA dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
» We discussed it over dinner with a good bottle of claret.
Meaning
3 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
бордо́bordó, кларе́тklarét
dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
(countable, uncountable)A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine; Bordeaux.
a dark purplish-red color
(UK, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Blood.
Examples
1 sentencesWe discussed it over dinner with a good bottle of claret.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum,From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin clārātum vīnum, from clārus. Compare tent (“Spanish red wine”), also from color. Doublet of clairet.
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Forms
plural: claretsSynonyms
2 synonyms- dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine:red Bordeaux
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable