grigio

From Pinot Grigio, Italian form of French Pinot gris, "gray Pinot".

grigio (plural grigios)

1. (informal) A Pinot Grigio wine.
   • 1998, "Mike Hoye", Racquet advice for newbie (on Internet newsgroup rec.sport.tennis)

     Like good wine, if you'll let me get a wee bit elitist on you. You probably won't know the difference between a chardonnay and a grigio on first tasting, even if you know they aren't quite the same.

   • 2006, Laurie R King, The art of detection

     "Latte and a grigio," the waiter agreed.

• Riggio

From Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”). Akin to Old High German grīs "grey" (German greis), Old English grīs "grey", Old High German grāo "grey", Old English grǣġ "grey", Old Norse grār "grey". More at grizzle, grey.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡri.d͡ʒo/

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• Hyphenation: grì‧gio
• Rhymes: -idʒo

grigio (feminine singular grigia, masculine plural grigi, feminine plural grige) (Alternative feminine plural, grigie)

1. grey
2. dismal, murky, sombre
3. drab

grigio m (plural grigi)

1. grey

• grigiastro
• grigiore
• grigioverde