What does the word “Sangria” mean?
The Spanish language is a fascinating one – I studied it for six years! My father and stepmother both speak Spanish fluently, as my father spent some of his childhood in Brazil. It is a lovely language full of nuance. The root word in Spanish is “sangre” which means “blood”. However, you can be even more specific. The word in Spanish for “bleeding” is actually “sangria”. The connection here is not of course that sangria has blood in it 🙂 Rather, it is that the rich, red color of blood matches the vibrant hue of the sangria drink. In many cultures blood was the symbol of life, of vitality, of a full experience and passion. This is what sangria embodies!
