vinho verde

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “green wine”, a reference to the young age of the grapes.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu ˈveʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u ˈveɦ.d͡ʒi]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu ˈveɾ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u ˈveɾ.d͡ʒi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈvĩ.ɲu ˈveʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˈvĩ.j̃u ˈveʁ.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɲo ˈveɻ.de/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.ɲu ˈveɾ.dɨ/ [ˈvi.ɲu ˈveɾ.ðɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ɲu ˈbeɾ.dɨ/ [ˈbi.ɲu ˈβeɾ.ðɨ]

Noun

vinho verde m (plural vinhos verdes)

a type of wine (often white wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal

Further reading

vinho verde on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
Vinho Verde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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