scuppernong
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Named after the Scuppernong River and Lake in North Carolina near which the grapes were first found and cultivated. Probably from an Algonquian word.[1] Both senses, "grape" and "wine", are first found in documents from the 1800s-1820s.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
scuppernong (plural scuppernongs)
- A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
- A sweet, golden or amber-colored American wine made from this variety of grape.
Usage notes [edit]
- A great many alternative forms and pronunciations of this word are found. The most common, attested since the 1820s-40s, is scuppernon/scuppanon IPA: /ˈskʌp.ər.ˌnɔn/, /ˈskʌp.ə.ˌnɔn/. Scupperdine/scuppadine is also encountered; this is properly the name of a scuppernong-muscadine cross.
References [edit]
- ^ Bland Simpson and Ann Cary Simpson, in Into the Sound Country: A Carolinian's Coastal Plain, suggest "Askúponong"
