scuppernong
Americannoun
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a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
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the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the southern U.S.
noun
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a sweet American wine, slightly golden, made from a variety of muscadine grape
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another name for muscadine, the variety from which this wine is made
Etymology
Origin of scuppernong
1805–15, short for scuppernong grape, after a river in North Carolina
Vocabulary lists containing scuppernong
Example Sentences
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Fruit grows wild everywhere in Charleston: citrus, kumquats, berries, a variety of wild plums, and one of my seasonal favorites: the bull grape, aka muscadine or scuppernong.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2022
A succession of poor shad seasons yielded less than had been invested in nets, and hopes for scuppernong wine production were never met.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2017
John and Dale took home pimento cheese, a jar of scuppernong jelly, and a jar of sorghum.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 2, 2015
My mother’s grape-hull pies were unusually delectable; she used fox grapes and scuppernong grapes in them, and she used the seeded pulps of the grapes as well as the hulls.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2014
Sure enough, at breakfast, Mama made oatmeal with spoonfuls of her scuppernong jelly, but I pushed at the bowl until Jay grabbed it and shoveled it into his mouth.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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