wino

wino

English

Etymology 1

wine +‎ -o (“person with characteristic”).

Alternative forms

wineo, wine-o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪnəʊ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ

Noun

wino (plural winos or winoes)

1. (derogatory) A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
   • 2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, p. 782:

     I came out in an alley where a couple of winos were picking through a trash bin.

2. (informal) A wine enthusiast; an oenophile.

Synonyms

• (indigent): See also Thesaurus:vagabond
• (drunk or drunkard): alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard

Related terms

• meth
• meths drinker

Translations

alcoholic (pejorative)

French: sac à vin (fr) m, alcoolo (fr) German: Alki (de) m, Weinsäufer m, Weinsäuferin f, Saufbruder (de) m, Saufschwester f, Wermutpenner m, Wermutpennerin f, Spriti m Italian: alcolizzato (it) m, spugna (it), beone, ubriacone (it), ubriaco (it) m Spanish: catavinos (es) m or f, guaino (N Mexico, slang), briago (Mexico, slang), borrachín (es) m, borracho (es) m

homeless alcoholic

French: clochard (fr) m, clodo (fr) m

Etymology 2

W boson + -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːnəʊ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ

Noun

wino (plural winos)

1. (physics) A hypothetical particle that is the superpartner of the W boson.

Translations

superpartner of the W boson

Chinese: Mandarin: 超W子 French: wino (fr) m

Further reading

• Wino (slang term) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wino (particle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Iwon, OWIN

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Lower Sorbian

wino

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vino, borrowed from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvʲinɔ/

Noun

wino n

1. wine (alcoholic beverage made by fermenting juice of grapes)

Declension

Declension of wino

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	wino	winje	wina
Genitive	wina	winowu	winow
Dative	winoju, winu	winoma	winam
Accusative	wino	winje	wina
Instrumental	winom	winoma	winami
Locative	winje	winoma	winach

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvi.nɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -inɔ
• Syllabification: wi‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish wino, from Proto-Slavic *vino, borrowed from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun

wino n

1. wine

   wino słodkie ― sweet wine

   wino półsłodkie ― medium wine

   wino półwytrawne ― medium dry wine

   wino wytrawne ― dry wine

   wino białe ― white wine

   wino czerwone ― red wine

   wino różowe ― rosé

Declension

Declension of wino

	singular	plural
nominative	wino	wina
genitive	wina	win
dative	winu	winom
accusative	wino	wina
instrumental	winem	winami
locative	winie	winach
vocative	wino	wina

Derived terms

• winko
• winnica
• winogrono

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wino f

1. vocative singular of wina

Further reading

• wino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wino in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swahili

wino

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Noun

wino (u class, no plural)

1. ink (coloured fluid used for writing)