vin

¹

[van]

noun

French.

plural

vins 

1. wine.

Vin

²

[vin]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Vincent.

VIN

³

1. vehicle identification number.

vin-

⁴

1. variant of vini-, especially before a vowel.

vin.

⁵

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) wine.

vin-

combining form

1. a variant of vini-

Word History and Origins

Origin of vin¹

From the Latin word vīnum

Example Sentences

TV presenter Dame Prue Leith turned heads at Vin + Omi: Dysphoriana show when she walked the runway in an bright red RAF parachute that had been redesigned as a dress.

From BBC

“Going to school is super important — I tell that to the young cooks we have,” said Trade-Tech culinary graduate Katya Shastova, the chef-partner of Vin Folk, a well-reviewed Hermosa Beach restaurant that opened last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Shastova, 34, the chef at Vin Folk, which The Times said last month was “the most exciting restaurant to open in the South Bay in recent memory,” is among that program’s most visible recent graduates.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re line cooks at Vin Folk.

From Los Angeles Times

It was fitting that strikeout number 3,000 came at the expense of Vinny Capra — Vinny as in Vin Scully, and Capra as in legendary filmmaker Frank Capra.

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What does vin- mean?

Vin- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “wine.” It is used in a few scientific terms connected to wine-making.Vin- comes from the Latin vīnum, meaning “wine.” The English word wine also ultimately comes from the Latin vīnum.Vin- is a variant of vini- or vino-, and may be used when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use vino- and Words That Use vini- articles.