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gluhwein

gluhwein

See also: Glühwein

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  • glühwein

Noun

gluhwein (usually uncountable, plural gluhweins)

  1. A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
    • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 284:
      we sat inside warmed by the stove and drank hot red wine with spices and lemon in it. They called it glühwein and it was a good thing to warm you and to celebrate with.

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