Meanings (ES + gloss)
parra • vid
The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.
Although many grapevines have geographical names, these rarely reflect their real origin, if known at all.
radio macuto • rumor
An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
I heard through the grapevine that Jim will be leaving soon.
The Bat—they called him the Bat. […] Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
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