sangria

sangria Definition

san·gria (san grē′ə, saŋ-)

noun

an iced punch made with red wine, fruit juice, and usually pieces of fruit and soda water

Etymology: Sp sangría, lit., bleeding (so named from its color) < sangre, blood < L sanguis

sangria Usage Examples

Converse of object

sip: At precisely the time the votes were being counted, I was probably sipping a sangria on a balmy Spanish evening in Cordoba.
serve: Mon, Nov 20th 6:45pm MCR Dinner A Spanish themed evening with sangria served in the MCR at 6.45pm.

Adjective modifier

free: Top up your tan while sipping free sangria and watching our belly flop competition.

Modifies a noun

recipe: The specific sangria recipe whose ingredients I used, but whose specific proportions I ignored ( 1.5 oz of brandy per bottle of wine?
time: At noon the rocket goes off and the fiesta really begins... look out its sangria time!

Preposition: in

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