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)