Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cold drink made of red or white wine mixed with brandy, sugar, fruit juice, and soda water.

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  • noun A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.

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  • noun sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably from Spanish sangría, act of bleeding, sangria, from sangre, blood, from Latin sanguis, sanguin-.]

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Probably from Spanish sangría ("bloodletting").

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Examples

  • "We could make a punch I call Sangria Lake," he says - perfect, of course, since "sangria" comes from the Spanish word "sangre," meaning "blood."

    Victorville Daily Press : 2008

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • The white sangria is lovely, but unless you drink it quickly, its ice dilutes the pleasure.

    Tom Sietsema on Estadio: The reign of Spain continues in Washington with a welcome newcomer Tom Sietsema 2010

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

  • Thanks Oscar, hope we don't sound like a pair of borrachos but searching for the perfect sangria is another of our passions and definitely fits on the thread.

    Sangrita and sangria 2009

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