Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural vi·nos. Informal.
- wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- variant of vini-.
Latin.
- in wine there is truth.
noun plural -nos
- an informal word for wine
- in wine there is truth; people speak the truth when they are drunk
“inferior wine,” 1919, colloquial, from the Italian and Spanish word for “wine,” from Latin vinum (see vine).
A Latin phrase suggesting that people are more likely to say what they really feel under the influence of alcohol. It means, “There is truth in wine.”