/kab'euhr nay" soh'vin yohonn"/ ; Fr. /kann berdd nay soh vee nyawonn"/
1. a premium red grape used in winemaking, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France and in northern California.
2. a dry red wine made from this grape. Also called Cabernet .
[ cabernet variety of red grape carbenet, carmenet; sauvignon, MF sarvinien name applied regionally to various grape varieties; both words of obscure orig. ]