"syrah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: syrahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French syrah. The derivation from the Persian city name of Shiraz (شیراز) is today believed to be a legend. The same goes for derivations from Syria, Syracuse or the Greek island of Syros. The name might be connected to the Celtic root Proto-Celtic *serrā, "billhook", referring to the method of harvesting. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|syrah}} French syrah, {{uder|en|fa|-}} Persian, {{m|fa|شیراز|sc=fa-Arab}} شیراز, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-pro|*serrā}} Proto-Celtic *serrā Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} syrah (countable and uncountable, plural syrahs)
  1. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Wines Categories (lifeform): Grape cultivars
    Sense id: en-syrah-en-noun-7DeyMqBm Disambiguation of Wines: 70 30 Disambiguation of Grape cultivars: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 70 30
  2. A wine produced from this variety of grape. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-syrah-en-noun-sh9R624L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shiraz, Syrah

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