MALVASIA


Meaning of MALVASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmal-və-ˈzē-ə, -ˈsē- ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Italian, a sweet wine, from Modern Greek Monobasia Monemvasia, village in Greece

Date: 1882

: a medium to large cultivated grape of Mediterranean regions that is often blended with other grape varieties to produce aromatic dry or sweet wines

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