vinho verde

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese vinho verde (young wine), so called because the wine has been made, bottled, and sold within three to six months after the grapes are harvested, which is young in comparison with many other wines. These wines are usually consumed soon after purchase, rather than being laid down in a cellar for yearslong storage. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈviːnju ˈvɛɹdi/, /ˈviːnjoʊ ˈvɛɹdeɪ/ === Noun === vinho verde (plural vinho verdes) Any instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal. Hypernyms: wine < beverage ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes written upstyle, Vinho Verde, because in modern usage the name is a DOC. Also sometimes written viño verde or vino verde by English-speakers who misapprehend that the term came from Galician (viño verde) or Spanish (vino verde). == Portuguese == === Etymology === Literally, “green wine”, a reference to the young age of the grapes; thus, non-overliterally, young wine. Compare other examples of a language's word for green meaning "young" but not necessarily always literally green in color, such as English green, greenhorn, and green cheese. === Pronunciation === === Noun === vinho verde m (plural vinhos verdes) any instance of a type of wine (often white wine but sometimes rosé wine or red wine) produced in the Minho region of northern Portugal === Further reading === vinho verde on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt Vinho Verde on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “vinho verde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026