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Meaning of scuppernong | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈskʌpənɒŋ

Definitions

  1. A large greenish-bronze grape native to the Southeastern United States, a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia).
  2. A sweet, golden or amber-colored US wine made from this variety of grape.

Equivalents

Français scuppernong

Examples

“Plucking an occasional camellia, getting a squirt of hot milk from Miss Maudie Atkinson’s cow on a summer day, helping ourselves to someone’s scuppernongs was part of our ethical culture, but money was different.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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