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
This 2018 Chiles Canyon Vineyard zin is rich and spicy, with the cranberry and raspberry notes characteristic of the grape.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
Spicy raspberry and cranberry flavors are the hallmark of zinfandel, and Lodi claims to produce about 40 percent of California’s prime zin.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2020
“The white zin days are long behind us,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2018
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 James Jennings
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