oenophile

See also: œnophile

English

Alternative forms

• enophile
• œnophile

Etymology

Etymology tree

English oeno-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor.

Latin -philalbor.

English -phile

English oenophile

From oeno- + -phile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiː.nəʊˌfaɪl/, /ˈiː.nəˌfaɪl/

Noun

oenophile (plural oenophiles)

1. A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.

   The oenophile had a large wine cellar stocked with bottles from around the world.

   • 2008 December, Anne Valdespino, “Mr. Stox”, in Orange Coast, volume 34, number 12, →ISSN, page 139:

     With this kind of experience and depth in the wine cellar, the servers can offer exotic flights and other temptations for oenophiles that few Orange County restaurants can equal.

   • 2023 March 24, Laura Reiley, “Could nonalcoholic wine be the toast of the town?”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 May 2023:

     Wines can be described with words like cigar box and “pencil lead,” or flinty or with hints of sandalwood — oenophiles can veer into what many might deem pretentiousness pretty quick.

Synonyms

• oenophilist
• vinophile

Related terms

• oenophilic
• oenophilia

Translations

wine-lover

• Catalan: enòfil m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葡萄酒愛好者 / 葡萄酒爱好者 (pútáojiǔ àihàozhě), 酒饕 (jiǔtāo)

• Esperanto: vinamanto
• Finnish: viininrakastaja
• French: œnophile (fr) m or f, vinophile (fr) m or f
• German: Weinliebhaber (de) m, Weinkenner (de) m (loosely), Weinconnaisseur m (loosely), Vinophiler m (rare), Önophiler m (rare)
• Italian: enofilo m
• Japanese: ワイン愛好家 (wain aikōka)
• Portuguese: enófilo (pt) m
• Spanish: enófilo (es) m

Further reading

• “oenophile”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “oenophile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.