MERLOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Merlot mean? 

• MERLOT (noun)
  The noun MERLOT has 2 senses:

1. black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux

2. dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

  Familiarity information: MERLOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MERLOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Merlot" is a kind of...):

common grape vine; vinifera; vinifera grape; Vitis vinifera (common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Merlot" is a kind of...):

red wine (wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)