Home › Words › P › pinotpinot/ˈpiːnoʊ/pinot means any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.pinot is pronounced /ˈpiːnoʊ/.EtymologyBorrowed from French pinot, a type of wine or grapevine, from earlier pineau.nounAny of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.Any of several wines made from these grapes, in particular pinot noir.e.g.“How much funkiness makes a pinot taste desirably complex, and how much more really is too much? Is a pinot good if it does not taste more like fruit than stones?” — 2004, John Winthrop Haeger, North American Pinot Noir, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 150:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gamay 61% match — Any of several varieties of red grape used for making Beaujolais and other red wines. vs pinot →picardan 57% match — A white wine grape used mainly for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend. vs pinot →arneis 57% match — A white wine grape variety originating from Piedmont, Italy. vs pinot →shiraz 56% match — A variety of black grape used to make wine. vs pinot →cépage 55% match — A variety of grape. vs pinot →vinifera 55% match — Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine. vs pinot →nebbiolo 54% match — A grape variety cultivated in the Langhe, Piedmont. vs pinot →sangiovese 53% match — Either of two grape varieties grown in Tuscany and Romagna. vs pinot →