nebbiolo

See also: Nebbiolo

Italian
FWOTD – 10 November 2013
Nebbiolo grapes
Nebbiolo wine

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nebbia (“fog”) +‎ -olo, because the grapes seem to be covered with fog. Cognate with Piedmontese nebieul.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nebˈbjɔ.lo/, [neˈbːjɔːlo]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: neb‧biò‧lo

Noun

nebbiolo m (plural nebbioli)

  1. (usually uncountable) Nebbiolo (grape variety)
    • 1836, Rocco Ragazzoni, Repertorio d’Agricoltura e di Scienze Economiche ed Industriali, volume 3, page 273:
      Il nebbiolo continua a cuoprire i vigneti in tutto il resto del Canavesano, […]
      The nebbiolo continues to cover the vineyards in all the rest of Canavese, […]
    • 2011, Federico Oldenburg; Luisa Cortese (translator), Il Profumo del Vino, Planeta:
      L’uva, naturalmente, è la stessa: la singolare nebbiolo.
      The grape, naturally, is the same: the unique nebbiolo.
  2. (usually uncountable) Nebbiolo (red wine made from Nebbiolo grapes)
    • 2007, Giorgio Bocca, Il Provinciale: Settant’anni di vita italiana, Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, page 289:
      “Dove hai preso questo Nebbiolo?”. “Non è Nebbiolo,” dice Angelo, “è Cabernet Sauvignon.”
      “Where did you get this Nebbiolo?”. “It’s not nebbiolo, said Angelo, “it is Cabernet Sauvignon.”

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