vendimian.
The Spanish grape harvest; also, the festival celebrating the end of the vintage. Cf. vendange n., vendemmia n.
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1965 Listener 30 Sept. 495/3 The vendimia or harvest festival at Jerez..is a time of gaiety and laughter.
1975 Harpers & Queen May 50/2 The well-known ‘vendimias’ or wine harvest cavalcades.
1978 Times 21 Nov. 12/2 The crowning of the queen of the vendimia or wine harvest.
1979 Country Life 25 Oct. 1392/2 (caption) Last month's ceremony was the 32nd Vendimia to be celebrated in Jerez de la Frontera.
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