noun, feminine/vi.nas/plural: vinasses
vinasse; plonk (poor-quality, bad-tasting wine)
“La vinasse rouge diluée à l'antigel commence à produire son effet, nous devenons plus entreprenants.” — The red plonk diluted with antifreeze starts producing its effect, we become more daring.
Synonyms: eauvotte, pinard
Probably from Occitan vinassa, from Latin vīnācea. First attested in the mid–18th c. By surface analysis, vin + -asse.