bisschopswijn

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bisschopwijn

Etymology

Compound of bisschop (“bishop (rank); bishop, mulled wine”) +‎ -s- +‎ wijn (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.sxɔpsˌʋɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: bis‧schops‧wijn

Noun

bisschopswijn m (plural bisschopswijnen, diminutive bisschopswijntje n)

1. a type of mulled wine, often drunk on and before Saint Nicholas' Eve (December 5), made of oranges; bishop's wine [from 19th c.]

Coordinate terms

• gloeiwijn
• glühwein