Merlot

[ mur-loh; French mer-loh ]

/ ˈmɜr loʊ; French mɛrˈloʊ /

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noun

a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.

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Origin of Merlot

<French: literally, young blackbird, derivative of merlemerle¹, probably alluding to the color of the grape

Words nearby Merlot

merle, Merleau-Ponty, merlin, Merlo, merlon, Merlot, mermaid, mermaid's purse, mermaid's wineglass, Mermaid Tavern, mermaid weed

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How to use Merlot in a sentence

This Merlot can be aged and be enjoyed for many years to come.
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I'm greeted there by Betsy and Tina who, sitting behind a folding table, sip discounted merlot out of plastic cups.
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He ordered a glass of Merlot and I gave him, as a gift, the audio version of my memoir for which I had done the reading.
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Speaker-to-be John Boehner made it clear he preferred Merlot.
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Let the lackeys continue to shun Sideways-satirized Merlot.
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We had over 175 tons picked and in by September 25, so we only had four small lots of Merlot left when the rains came.
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The best Bordeaux wine de ctes is made with the grape called noir de pressac, the bochet, and the merlot.
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British Dictionary definitions for Merlot

Merlot

/ (ˈmɜːləʊ) /

noun (sometimes not capital)

a black grape grown in France and now throughout the wine-producing world, used, often in a blend, for making wine

any of various wines made from this grape

Word Origin for Merlot

from French merlot, literally: young blackbird, diminutive of merle merle 1, probably alluding to the colour of the grape

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