"Merlot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɝˈloʊ/ [US], /mɛɹˈloʊ/ [US] Forms: Merlots [plural]
Etymology: From French, a diminutive of merle (“blackbird”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|fr|merle||blackbird}} merle (“blackbird”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Merlot (usually uncountable, plural Merlots)
  1. A dark-blue variety of wine grape. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (dark-blue variety of wine grape): 梅樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 梅乐 (méilè) (Chinese Mandarin), 美樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 美乐 (měilè) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅洛 (méiluò) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿汁 (méilùzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅露汁 (méilùzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿輒 (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿辄 (méilùzhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 墨爾樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 墨尔乐 (mò'ěrlè) (Chinese Mandarin), Merlot (Finnish), merlot [masculine] (French), Merlot-Traube [feminine] (German), מרלו (merlo) [masculine] (Hebrew), Merlot (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Merlot-en-noun-PJAbVs0h Disambiguation of 'dark-blue variety of wine grape': 97 3
  2. A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Wines Categories (lifeform): Grape cultivars Synonyms: merlot Translations (dry red wine): 梅樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 梅乐 (méilè) (Chinese Mandarin), 美樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 美乐 (měilè) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅洛 (méiluò) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿汁 (méilùzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅露汁 (méilùzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿輒 (Chinese Mandarin), 梅鹿辄 (méilùzhé) (Chinese Mandarin), 墨爾樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 墨尔乐 (mò'ěrlè) (Chinese Mandarin), Merlot (Finnish), Merlot [masculine] (German), מרלו (merlo) (Hebrew), merlot [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Merlot-en-noun-hSFoNfxE Disambiguation of Wines: 30 70 Disambiguation of Grape cultivars: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'dry red wine': 5 95

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