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Mer⋅lot

  [mur-loh; Fr. mer-loh]
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–noun
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
Origin:
< F: lit., young blackbird, deriv. of merle merle 1 , prob. alluding to the color of the grape
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Mer·lot or mer·lot   (mər-lō', měr-)   
n.  

  1. A variety of grape originating in southern France and Italy.

  2. A dry red wine made from this grape.


[French, young blackbird, merlot, diminutive of merle, blackbird (probably from the color of the grape), from Old French; see merle1.]
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