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colombard

[ kol-uhm-bahrd ]

noun

  1. a dry white wine, made especially in California.
  2. the white grape used to make this wine.


Colombard

/ ˈkɒləmˌbɑːd /

noun

  1. a white grape grown in France, California, and Australia, used for making wine
  2. any of various moderately dry, spicy white wines made from this grape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of colombard1

< French colombar ( d ), equivalent to colombe dove (< Latin columba ) + -ard -ard; presumably alluding to the color of the grapes

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