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< Sangre de Cristo Mountains
sanguicolous >
san·gri·a
(s
ng-gr
, s
n-)
KEY
NOUN:
A cold drink made of red or white wine mixed with brandy, sugar, fruit juice, and soda water. Also called
sangaree
.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably from Spanish
sangría
,
act of bleeding, sangria
, from
sangre
,
blood
, from Latin
sanguis
, sanguin-
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