sangria

Where does the word "sangria" come from? It comes from Spanish sangre, passing through Spanish before entering English (1961).

Sangria’s story begins in Spanish: sangre meant “blood.” Blood, describing the drink's deep red color from red wine. Within Spanish, it grew into sangria by 1700s. Settled as the Spanish word for the wine-based fruit punch. It reached English by 1961 as sangria. Spanish 'bleeding', from its blood-red colour; the 1964 New York World's Fair popularized it in the US. Today, sangria means a Spanish drink made from red wine mixed with chopped fruit and a sweetener.

1. Stage 1 · Spanish · medieval sangre "blood", blood, describing the drink's deep red color from red wine.
2. Stage 2 · Spanish · 1700s sangria "a wine-based fruit punch", settled as the Spanish word for the wine-based fruit punch.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1961 sangria "a Spanish wine-based fruit punch", Spanish 'bleeding', from its blood-red colour; the 1964 New York World's Fair popularized it in the US.