SHIRAZ


Meaning of SHIRAZ in English

[ 'ʃɪraz , 'ʃɪəraz ]

■ noun a variety of black wine grape.

↘a red wine made from this grape.

Origin

from ~ in Iran, appar. an alt. of Fr. syrah , from the belief that the vine was brought from Iran by the Crusades.

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