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stale wine

[/steɪl waɪn/]
nounpl: stale wines
vinho passado
1. Wine that has lost its freshness, flavor, or quality due to age, improper storage, or oxidation
The restaurant served stale wine that tasted like vinegar.
O restaurante serviu vinho passado que tinha gosto de vinagre.
2. Wine that has been open for an extended period and has begun to deteriorate
After three weeks, the opened bottle became stale wine.
Depois de três semanas, a garrafa aberta se tornou vinho passado.
Synonyms
oxidized winespoiled wineflat winevinegary winedeteriorated wine
Antonyms
fresh winequality winewell-preserved wineproperly aged wine

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
vinho passado
Most common term used in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazil
vinho estrago
Alternative term meaning spoiled/ruined wine
Portugal
vinho passado
Standard term in European Portuguese
Portugal
vinho avinagrado
Used when wine has turned to vinegar

Related Idioms & Phrases

as appealing as stale wine
turn to stale wine
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