Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wine: An alcoholic beverage typically made from fermented grapes. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • Fruit wine: An alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of fruits other than grapes, such as strawberries or cherries.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chúng tôi uống rượu vang đỏ với bít tết. (We drank red wine with steak.)
  • Nhà hàng này có danh sách rượu vang rất phong phú. (This restaurant has a very extensive wine list.)
  • Bà tôi tự làm rượu vang dâu trong vườn. (My grandmother makes strawberry wine from her garden.)

Advanced Usage

• "rượu vang nổ": sparkling wine.

  • Họ ăn mừng bằng rượu vang nổ. (They celebrated with sparkling wine.)

• "rượu vang tráng miệng": dessert wine.

  • Rượu vang tráng miệng này rất ngọt. (This dessert wine is very sweet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rượu vang đỏ (n): red wine.
• Rượu vang trắng (n): white wine.
• Rượu vang hồng (n): rosé wine.
• Rượu (n): a general term for alcoholic spirits/liquor; not specific to wine.

Synonyms

• Wine: The direct English equivalent for the grape-based beverage.
• Vino: An informal synonym for wine.

Related Idioms

• Mắt long lanh như rượu vang: Eyes as sparkling as wine. (Describing bright, lively eyes.)
  • Sau ly rượu, mắt cô ấy long lanh như rượu vang. (After a glass, her eyes sparkled like wine.)

noun

1. wine