vinasse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vinasse
< French < Provençal vinassa < Latin vīnācea, feminine of vīnāceus vinaceous
Example Sentences
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He said the industry is investing in treatment plants and ways to compost vinasse.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
Authorities determined that millions of liters of a residue known as vinasse created in tequila’s distillation spilled into the Las Animas creek that flows into the reservoir.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
A student thesis at the University of Guadalajara determined that vinasse from distillers and sewage had flowed from the Tonaya river into the Tuxcacuesco.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
The plant was closed at the end of September after an inspection revealed that one of its lagoons holding vinasse had a rupture in one of its walls, Flores said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
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