MALMSEY


Meaning of MALMSEY in English

/ ˈmɑːmzi; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] a type of strong sweet wine

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Middle Dutch malemeseye , via Old French from Monemvasia , a port in the Peloponnese, Greece.

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