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

American  
[doo-buh-nay, dyoo-] / ˌdu bəˈneɪ, ˌdju- /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of sweet, red or white, aromatized wine, used chiefly as an apéritif.


noun

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

adjective

  1. (lowercase) of the color dubonnet.

dubonnet 1 British  
/ djuːˈbɒneɪ /

noun

    1. a dark purplish-red colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      a dubonnet coat

"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

Dubonnet 2 British  
/ djuːˈbɒneɪ /

noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of dubonnet

from Dubonnet


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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

O’Dell said Mr. Bundini had a big smile and went over and tapped Mr. Dubonnet on the shoulder and said, “How about we talk a little, John?”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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