/geuh voorts"treuh mee'neuhr/ ; Ger. /geuh vyuurddts"trddah mee'neuhrdd/ , n.
1. a type of white grape used in winemaking.
2. a dry white table wine of Germany, the Alsace region of France, and northern California.
[ Gewürz spice, seasoning (deriv. of Würze spice; see WORT 1 ) + Traminer a wine and grape variety of the South Tirol, after Tramin a wine-growing district there; see -ER 1 ]