vino

[ vee-noh ]

/ ˈvi noʊ /

noun, plural vi·nos. Informal.

wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.

Nearby words

Origin of vino

1895–1900; < Italian: wine

vino-

variant of vini-.

in vino veritas

[ in wee-noh we-ri-tahs; English in vahy-noh ver-i-tas, -tahs, vee-noh ]

/ ɪn ˈwi noʊ ˈwɛ rɪˌtɑs; English ɪn ˈvaɪ noʊ ˈvɛr ɪˌtæs, -tɑs, ˈvi noʊ /

Latin.

in wine there is truth.

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Examples from the Web for vino

I found it beckoning, almost like a mirage, in the form of the Vino Volo wine bar.
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Then, after scratching his head a long moment in thought, he set out in the direction of the general store and a bottle of vino.
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The Mexicans call it “vino divino;” but, admirable as may be its qualities, it needs to be very temperately used.
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He had told them that it was 34, but both knew better; and now in vino veritas.
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Amburayan was freed from the vino traffic soon after it became a subprovince of Lepanto-Bontoc.
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In vino veritas, said the ancients; and the principle holds good where there is no vinum, but only mild casserie.
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British Dictionary definitions for vino

vino

/ (ˈviːnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos

an informal word for wine

Word Origin for vino

jocular use of Italian or Spanish vino

in vino veritas

/ Latin (ɪn ˈviːnəʊ ˈvɛrɪˌtæs) /

in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk

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Word Origin and History for vino

vino

"inferior wine," 1919, colloquial, from the Italian and Spanish word for "wine," from Latin vinum (see vine).

Culture definitions for vino

in vino veritas

[ (in vee-noh ver-ee-tahs) ]

A Latin phrase suggesting that people are more likely to say what they really feel under the influence of alcohol. It means, “There is truth in wine.”