malmsey

malm·sey

M0063700 (mäm′zē)n. pl. malm·seys A sweet fortified wine originally made in Greece and now produced mainly in Madeira.

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[Middle English, ultimately from Medieval Latin malvasia, malmasia, alteration of Medieval Greek Monemvasia (Malvasia), a village of southern Greece.]

malmsey

(ˈmɑːmzɪ) n (Brewing) a sweet Madeira wine[C15: from Medieval Latin Malmasia, corruption of Greek Monembasia, Greek port from which the wine was shipped]

malm•sey

(ˈmɑm zi)

n. a sweet wine of Madeira. [1325–75; < Medieval Latin Malmasia < Greek Monemvasia Greek town where orig. produced]

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malmsey - sweet Madeira wine Madeira - an amber dessert wine from the Madeira Islandsmalvasia - used to make malmsey wine

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