malvasia

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mal·va·si·a

M0066900 (măl′və-zē′ə)n. A variety of grape cultivated especially in Italy that is used to make white and red wines.

[Italian, from Medieval Latin malvasia; see malmsey.]

Malvasia

(ˌmælvəˈsɪə) n1. (Brewing) another word for malmsey2. (Brewing) the type of grape used to make malmsey[C19: from Italian, from Greek Monembasia; see malmsey] ˌMalvaˈsian adj

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Noun

malvasia - used to make malmsey wine malmsey - sweet Madeira winecommon grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes

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malvasia

Malvasia

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Malvasia

(mălvəsē`ə) or

Monemvasía

(mô'nĕmväsē`ä), village, S Greece, in the Peloponnesus, on a rocky island joined to the mainland by a mole. In the Middle Ages it was a fortress and an important commercial port, exporting Malvasian or malmsey wine, a type now made in many places. It was (1821) the seat of the first Greek national assembly.

malvasia

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noun

Words related to malvasia

noun used to make malmsey wine

Related Words

malmsey
common grape vine
vinifera
vinifera grape
Vitis vinifera

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