MARSALA


Meaning of MARSALA in English

märˈsälə noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Marsala, town in Sicily

1. : a dark-colored wine resembling Spanish sherry that is usually semisweet or sweet, is often classed as a dessert or appetizer wine, and is produced in western Sicily around the town of Marsala

2. : a wine similar to Sicilian Marsala but made elsewhere (as in California)

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