colombard
[ kol-uh m-bahrd ]
/ ˈkɒl əmˌbɑrd /
noun
a dry white wine, made especially in California.
the white grape used to make this wine.
Also called
French colombard.
Origin of colombard
< French
colombar(d), equivalent to
colombe dove (< Latin
columba) +
-ard
-ard; presumably alluding to the color of the grapes
Words nearby colombard
colog,
cologarithm,
cologne,
cologne brown,
colomb-béchar,
colombard,
colombes,
colombia,
colombian,
colombian gold,
colombo
British Dictionary definitions for colombard
Colombard
/ (ˈkɒləmˌbɑːd) /
noun
a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine
any of various moderately dry, spicy white wines made from this grape