Cabernet Sauvignon
[ kab-er-ney soh-vin-yohn; French ka-ber-ney soh-vee-nyawn ]
/ ˌkæb ərˈneɪ ˌsoʊ vɪnˈyõʊ̃; French ka bɛr neɪ soʊ viˈnyɔ̃ /
noun
a premium red grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in northern California.
a dry red wine made from this grape.
Also called
Ca·ber·net.
Origin of Cabernet Sauvignon
< French
cabernet variety of red grape < Médoc dialect, also
carbenet, carmenet; sauvignon, Middle French
sarvinien name applied regionally to various grape varieties; both words of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for cabernet sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
/ (ˈkæbəneɪ ˈsəʊvɪnjɒn, French kabɛrnɛ soviɲɔ̃) /
noun (sometimes not capitals)
a black grape originally grown in the Bordeaux area of France, and now throughout the wine-producing world
any of various red wines made from this grape