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  Dubonnet

  a brand of sweet, red or white, aromatized wine, used chiefly as an apéritif.
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  dubonnet

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Dubonnet

American  

[doo-buh-ney, dyoo-] / ˌdu bəˈneɪ, ˌdju- /

Trademark.

1. a brand of sweet, red or white, aromatized wine, used chiefly as an apéritif.

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noun

1. (lowercase) a deep purple-red color.

adjective

1. (lowercase) of the color dubonnet.

dubonnet ¹ British  

/ djuːˈbɒneɪ /

noun

1. 1. a dark purplish-red colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a dubonnet coat

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Dubonnet ² British  

/ djuːˈbɒneɪ /

noun

1. a sweet usually red apéritif wine flavoured with quinine and cinchona

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Etymology

Origin of dubonnet

from _Dubonnet

Example Sentences

Among these was Ruth Dubonnet, who said the Nazi idea “was the fascinating one of the future.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

It said sales of Dubonnet, the queen's favourite tipple, were up 50% compared to last year.

From Reuters • May 30, 2022

Last week it was a relaxed and informative talk about John Constable’s “The White Horse” with curator Aimee Ng, accompanied by the Queen of England’s favorite tipple, Gin and Dubonnet.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2020

Since he proposed the day after a Radiohead concert in New York, the couple and Lowe fashioned a dark Bourbon cocktail with Dubonnet Rouge, Benedictine, and Angostura Bitters to evoke the experience.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2018

“Now, that’s something you should ask him,” Mr. Dubonnet said, his face turning as hard as concrete.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam