Shiraz

//ʃɪˈɹɑːz// name, noun

name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of black grape used to make wine. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Shiraz. alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "I slept really well, too, but that may have been because of another healing ingredient I use called shiraz."

  3. 3
    A wine made from these grapes. countable, uncountable

    "Miss Arundel.—"And drink his health in Shiraz wine.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.
  2. 2
    A county of Iran, around the city.

Synonyms

All synonyms
syrahsyrah

Example

More examples

"What is man, when you come to think upon him, but a minutely set, ingenious machine for turning, with infinite artfulness, the red wine of Shiraz into urine?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian شیراز (širâz).

More for "shiraz"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.