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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Regardless of how the tradition took hold, experts agree that cheese is rarely happily paired with vin rouge.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023
My 2nd favorited vin quote “in case you’re wondering….Will Clarke is due up……………………………….7th ……this inning” Rip Vin….the best⚾️⚾️🙏
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
At the time, Child had yet to make her first coq au vin — or any French dish.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022
Part of the wine list is devoted to Chianti Classico, and there are Florentine cocktails like the Santa Maria del Fiore made with Chianti vin santo.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
The workshop was the heart of the Fishery, and Kil- vin was the heart of the workshop.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vin Diesel might insist on fast and furious.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
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
Vin walks inside the gym where he spent the past seven years training to become the next world heavyweight champion, the smell of sweat and dirty sneakers bringing back countless memories.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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
She checked the VIN number and it was a match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The VIN also is stamped atop the driver’s side of your dashboard near the windshield.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
The cars qualifying for that subsidy on Tesla’s website carry a VIN code showing they were built by the company’s Shanghai factory.
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 William Withering
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 William Withering
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
A lot of wines fit this description, beginning with the original vins de soif, Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
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
A line drawn across France, just north of the confines of ancient Burgundy, divides the region of the vins ordinaires—the light wines of the tables d'hote—and that of those vintages which have no price.
From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
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