zin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zin
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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This affordable bottling from Cosentino conjures memories of the heady days when zin fiends would happily debate the merits of Ridge, Ravenswood and Rosenblum.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2022
“Some people still equate zinfandel as white zin, the overly sweet, fruity wine their parents or grandparents drank,” Taranto said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
“I hope that they see that zin is a serious wine and that, in Paso Robles, we’re really passionate about it,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
Mr. Camp first moved to convert the vineyards — the cabernet and zin had long since been pulled out — to biodynamic and regenerative farming, while making the estate more biodiverse.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
The words nouth, knoweth; zin, sin, vrast, frost; die, day; Zathardie, Saturday; Zindii, Sunday; and a few others, indicate an origin west of the Parret.
From The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire by Jennings, James
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