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
The sly skill she employed when Child enthuses over making coq au vin was worthy of a nomination all by itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 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
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
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 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
The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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 barrels forward, no consequences in mind, bumping the boy’s shoulder with his own.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
Han blamed the VIN issue on a former employee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
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 bill would prohibit scrap metal dealers from purchasing a converter that is not attached to a vehicle unless it bears identifying markings that can be used to trace it, such as the VIN number.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 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
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
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
That appears on the label in much smaller print than the fanciful Vin de Jardin, a pointed contrast to the movement popular in the 1990s called vins de garage, or garage wines.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
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
Florent and Sophie Pavillard’s cozy bistrot à vins offers over 200 wines, most of them biodynamic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
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
He has taken Masson's old studio—you remember?—at the corner of the road; he has furnished it regardless of expense, and lives there surrounded with vins fins and works of art.
From The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson
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