colombard
[ kol-uhm-bahrd ]
noun
a dry white wine, made especially in California.
the white grape used to make this wine.
Origin of colombard
1<French colombar(d), equivalent to colombe dove (<Latin columba) + -ard-ard; presumably alluding to the color of the grapes
- Also called French colombard.
Words Nearby colombard
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for Colombard
Colombard
/ (ˈkɒləmˌbɑːd) /
noun
a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine
any of various moderately dry, spicy white wines made from this grape
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse