tempranillo

English

Etymology

From Spanish tempranillo, the diminutive of temprano (“early”), since the grape ripens earlier than other varieties.

Noun

tempranillo (plural tempranillos)

1. A variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Spain.
   • 2009 April 9, Joan Scobey, “Rioja grande”, in Toronto Star‎^[1]:

     Drive down the straight, red dirt road through flat acres of tempranillo vines to the low-lying building of cedar strips with its undulating aluminum roof and one tall wave erupting in the middle.

2. A wine made with this grape.

Spanish

Noun

tempranillo m (plural tempranillos)

1. tempranillo

Further reading

• “tempranillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10