Shiraz

noun

Shi·​raz shi-ˈräz 

: syrah

Examples of Shiraz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Does the family not have a Publicist Pig to consider these optics? 21 | On Law & Order: SVU, how did the expensive bottle of Shiraz not shatter when the suspect threw it up on the marquee? —Charlie Mason, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025

Additionally, a Syrah/Shiraz seminar is planned with winemakers from several properties. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025

Once Upon a Time in Shiraz (Iran, France, Norway, South Korea, Qatar) by Hamed Zolfaghari, which follows Valioallah and Dorna, nearing the end of their nomadic lifestyle. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025

As a celebration of their global expansion, this Lunar New Year, Penfolds released a 2022 magnum of their famed Bin 389 label, a Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz blend. —Jillian Dara, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably from French chiraz, alteration (influenced by Shiraz, city in Persia) of syrah, syrac Syrah

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Shiraz

• applause
• because
• byelaws
• bylaws
• caspase
• choctaws
• danaus
• macaws
• outlaws
• rickshaws
• subclause
• tawas

Geographical Definition

Shiraz

geographical name

Shi·​raz shi-ˈräz 

-ˈraz

city in southwest central Iran in the southern Zagros Mountains population 1,460,665