ピオーネ

noun

Pione (grape variety)

A large, dark purple Japanese table grape variety, a hybrid of Kyoho and Muscat of Alexandria. The name comes from Italian 'pioniere' (pioneer).

from Italian pioniere

• ピオーネは種たねなしで皮かわごと食たべられる品ひん種しゅです。

  Pione is a seedless variety that can be eaten with the skin on.

• 岡おか山やま県けんはピオーネの生せい産さん量りょうが日本にほん一いちです。

  Okayama Prefecture is the top producer of Pione grapes in Japan.