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grape

Pronunciation: /greɪp/
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Definition of grape

noun

  • 1a berry (typically green, purple, or black) growing in clusters on a grapevine, eaten as fruit and used in making wine.
  • (the grape) informal wine.

Derivatives

grapey

(also grapy) adjective (grapier, grapiest)

Origin:

Middle English (also in the Old French sense): from Old French, 'bunch of grapes', probably from graper 'gather grapes', from grap 'hook' (denoting an implement used in harvesting grapes), of Germanic origin

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Definition of grape in the US English dictionary