: a usually iced punch typically made of red wine, fruit or fruit juice, and soda water

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The family brunch also comes with pitchers of sangria or mimosas. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026 Bar Fly will serve some of the same cocktail offerings from Room Service, plus wine, beer, sangria and a rotating menu of slushies. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 And sangria, because Heather Dubrow has driven, or been driven, from Los Angeles to Rancho Santa Fe, with ingredients to make sangria. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 This includes one drink per person (sangria, beer, soda or house wine), a choice of starters, a first course, a paella to share and dessert. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sangria

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sangria was in 1951

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“Sangria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sangria. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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