tempranillo

noun

tem·​pra·​nil·​lo ˌtem-prə-ˈnē(l)-(ˌ)yō 

variants sometimes Tempranillo

plural tempranillos; sometimes Tempranillos

: a full-bodied red wine that is notably used in the production of Rioja

also : the grape itself

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, masculine derivative of tempranilla "early-ripening grape," from temprano "early" (going back to Late Latin temporānus, variant of temporāneus "happening at the right time, seasonable" from Latin tempor-, tempus "time" + -āneus, as in Late Latin extemporāneus extemporaneous) + -illa, feminine diminutive suffix

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above