vin
noun
wine.
vin
1 American
[van ]
/ vɛ̃ /
noun
French.
vins
plural
Vin
2
American
[vin]
/ vɪn /
noun
VIN
3
American
vin-
4
American
vin.
5
American
abbreviation
vin-
British
combining form
Usage
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.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of vin.
From the Latin word vīnum
Example Sentences
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“If I tell my mom to make coq au vin, she’ll say, ‘Oh no, I can’t do that,’” he laughs.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2025
The sly skill she employs when Child enthuses over making coq au vin is worthy of a nomination all by itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
For the uninitiated, coq au vin is chicken parts braised in wine, with brandy, onions, carrots, mushrooms and bacon.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
There are three flavors: tasty roasted chicken with vegetables; sumptuous coq au vin; and delicious vegetarian lentil chili that with a crisp tortilla chip topping instead of pastry.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez will lead a cast reunion of "The Fast and the Furious" stars on Wednesday in Cannes ahead of a special screening to mark the 25th anniversary of the original movie.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
There are Vin homes, Vin hospitals, Vin schools and universities, Vin resorts and amusement parks, Vin solar farms.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
You can go on with your life free of other people’s chicanery and hopefully enjoy the last days of 2025 without being caught up in a “L’Affaire du Vin Manquant.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Jackson has said he was taught to model his communications with jurors after the late sportscaster Vin Scully to make them feel comfortable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Illnesses have always run through his family—his father died years ago after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his aunt died from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and so on—but Vin believed he was better, stronger.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
“This is no different than selling a car. You’ve got to check the VIN number.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Staff realised the key was a forgery and further inspection revealed the VIN on the chassis did not match the one on the windscreen and door.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Drivers can use the company’s VIN Research Search tool at tesla.com/vin-recall-search to check if their car has been affected by a recall, Tesla says on its site.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Tesla uses a code when listing vehicles for sale that corresponds to the first three digits of the vehicle identification number, or VIN.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2023
The authorities have traced the partial license plate and VIN from the vehicle that exploded to a rental agency on the Illinois-lndiana border.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
“Coq au vin. I haven’t made it before. I just found out that you’re supposed to cook it twenty- four hours in advance. I’m afraid I’m running a bit behind.”
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Digital. night and morning, for five days, and a draught with half an ounce of vin. chalyb. twice a day.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
The anasarcous appearances being then removed, the Digitalis was omitted, and pills, composed of mercur. cinereus, aloes, and sal tartari directed twice a day, with ʒi. of vin. chalybeat. in infus. amar. simpl.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
One of the tasters, Aubert de Villaine, called it “un coup dans la derriere pour les vins Français,” a kick in the backside for French wines.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2021
For many simple wines, like the vins de soifs we drank last summer, vintage will not be particularly important.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2018
Another 18 are D.O.C., or controlled origin, and there are nine I.G.T. wines, similar to the French vins de pays, making quality wines, but with non-traditional grape varieties.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 16, 2011
That’s what everyone’s going to ask when you get home from Paris, since this sleek new wine shop and bistrot à vins not far from La Bourse is the season’s trump card hipster address.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2010
Passers-by turned round to look at them, for well-dressed Englishmen do not often sit outside a Marchand des vins, especially one with such hair.
From Septimus by Locke, William John
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