scup|per|nong

scup|per|nong: scup|per|nong «SKUHP uhr nng, -nong», noun.

1. a large, yellowish-green grape grown in the southern United States. It is a variety of the muscadine or fox grape.

2. a wine made from these grapes.

╂[American English < Scuppernong River, North Carolina, near which the grape was first cultivated]

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scup — scup; scup·paug; scup·per·nong; scup·pit; scup·per; … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
nong — khun·nong; murr·nong; scup·per·nong; … English syllables
scuppernong — scup·per·nong … English syllables
scuppernong — scup•per•nong [[t]ˈskʌp ərˌnɔŋ, ˌnɒŋ[/t]] n. pln a silvery amber green variety of muscadine grape • Etymology: 1805–15, amer.; short for scuppernong grape, after a river in North Carolina … From formal English to slang
Scuppernong — Scup per*nong (sk[u^]p p[ e]r*n[o^]ng), n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of {Vitis vulpina}, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitis vulpina — Scuppernong Scup per*nong (sk[u^]p p[ e]r*n[o^]ng), n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) An American grape, a form of {Vitis vulpina}, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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