vino

[vee-noh]

noun, plural vi·nos. Informal.

wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.

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]

Latin.

in wine there is truth.

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Examples from the Web for vino

Contemporary Examples of vino

I found it beckoning, almost like a mirage, in the form of the Vino Volo wine bar.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries
Clive Irving
December 7, 2014
“He is a hated man in Montalcino,” Franco Zillani, who has chronicled the case on his blog Vino al Vino told The Daily Beast.
Vineyard Vandal Confesses
Barbie Latza Nadeau
December 19, 2012

Historical Examples of vino

What a misleading maxim is that of the Romans, In vino veritas!
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs
R. F. Horton
There is a proverb which says In vino veritas, and talks of truth in wine.
The Sunset Trail
Alfred Henry Lewis
In Italy the vino d'Asti is excellent, but this is still better.
A Russian Proprietor
Lyof N. Tolstoi
"The new motto of America should be 'In vino demi-tasse,'" my friend said, smiling.
Nonsenseorship
G. G. Putnam and Others
In vino veritas, said Roman philosophy, and builded better than it knew.
A New Atmosphere
Gail Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for vino

vino

noun plural -nos

an informal word for wine

Word Origin for vino

jocular use of Italian or Spanish vino

in vino veritas

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

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Word Origin and History for vino

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

vino in Culture

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.”