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VINO

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vi⋅no

  [vee-noh]
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–noun, plural -nos. Informal.
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
Origin:
1895–1900; < It: wine

vino-

 
var. of vini-.

vini-

 
a combining form meaning “wine,” used in the formation of compound words: viniculture.
Also, vin-, vino-.

Origin:
< L vīni-, comb. form of vīnum
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vi·no   (vē'nō)   
n.   pl. vi·nos
Wine.

[Italian and Spanish, both from Latin vīnum.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

vino 
"inferior wine," 1919, colloquial, from It. and Sp. word for "wine," from L. vinum (see vine).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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