Definition
A climbing vine that produces grapes; an informal network through which information and gossip spreads rapidly.
Etymology
From 'grape' plus 'vine', first recorded in the 1730s for the plant. The figurative sense of informal communication networks emerged during the American Civil War, when telegraph wires strung hastily between trees resembled wild grapevines.
Kelly Says
The 'grapevine telegraph' during the Civil War was so unreliable that soldiers coined the phrase 'heard it through the grapevine' for dubious information. Ironically, modern research shows that workplace grapevines are actually accurate about 75% of the time, making them surprisingly reliable information networks.
Translations
BNবাংলা
আঙ্গুরের বেল
aṅ.gur er bel
DADansk
vinranke
vi.nˈʁɑŋ.kə
DEDeutsch
Weinrebe
vaɪn.ʁeː.bə
ELΕλληνικά
αμπέλι
am.be.li
FISuomi
viiniköynnös
vi.i.ni.køy.nøs
GUGU
દ્રાક્ષની બેલ
drākṣ.nī bel
HIहिन्दी
अंगूर की बेल
aṅ.gur kī bel
HUMagyar
szőlőtőke
so.lyø.tø.kɛ
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanaman anggur
ta.na.man aŋ.gur
IGIG
osisi uba
o.si.si u.ba
JA日本語
ブドウの木
bu.do.u no ki
MRMR
द्राक्षाची बेल
drākṣā.cī bel
MSBahasa Melayu
pokok anggur
po.kok aŋ.gur
NLNederlands
wijnstok
ʋɛɪn.stɔk
NONorsk
vinranke
vi.nˈrɑŋ.kə
PAPA
ਅੰਗੂਰ ਦੀ ਬੇਲ
aṅ.gur dī bel
PLPolski
winorośl
vʲi.nɔ.ˈrɔɕl
PTPortuguês
parreira
pa.ʁe.i.ɾɐ
RORomână
viță de vie
vi.tsə de vi.e
RUРусский
виноградная лоза
vʲinɐ.ɡrɐd.nɐ.ja lo.zɐ
SVSvenska
vinranka
vɪn.ˈrɑŋ.ka
SWKiswahili
mmea wa uzio
m.me.a wa u.zi.o
TAதமிழ்
திராட்சைக் கொடி
ti.rāṭṣai kko.ṭi
TEతెలుగు
ద్రాక్ష మొక్క
drākṣa mok.ka
THไทย
พุ่มองุ่น
pʰûm oŋ.un
TLTL
ubas na halaman
u.bas na ha.la.man
UKУкраїнська
виноградна лоза
vʲinɐ.ɡrɐd.nɐ.ja lo.zɐ
URاردو
انگور کی بیل
aṅ.gur kī bel
VITiếng Việt
cây nho
kʰəj nho
ZUZU
umakhaya
u.ma.kha.ya