claret

Meanings

Noun

• A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
• A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
• Blood.

Adjective

• Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

Verb

• To drink claret.

Origin

• From Middle English claret, from Middle French claret, from Medieval Latin claratum vīnum, from clārus.
• Compare tent, also from color