What does "merlot" mean?

Alternative letter-case form of Merlot.

What is a synonym for "merlot"?

Common synonyms include: crimson, garnet, grape variety, red wine, ruby, varietal wine.

/mɝˈloʊ/ noun

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Noun

1
Alternative letter-case form of Merlot. alt-of, uncountable, usually
2
A dark-blue variety of wine grape. uncountable, usually
3
dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California wordnet
4
A dry red wine of a certain French type, made from Merlot grapes. uncountable, usually
5
black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux wordnet

From French, a diminutive of merle (“blackbird”).