grappa
/ˈɡrapə
/noun [mass noun]
A brandy distilled from the fermented residue of grapes after they have been pressed in winemaking.Oregon pears, apples, cherries, raspberries, and grapes are transformed into grappas, brandy, and eau-de-vie....
- In Italy such brandies are called grappa, in Portugal bagaceira.
- Serve it at the end of a special meal instead of brandy or grappa.
Origin
Italian, literally 'grape stalk', of Germanic origin.
Rhymes
- Planck length
- Planck mass
- Planck, Max
- Planck oscillator
- Planck radiation formula
- Planck radiation law
- Planck scale
- Planck's constant
- Planck's equation
- Planck's formula
- Planck's law
- Planck's quantum
- Planck's quantum of action
- Planck's radiation formula
- Planck's radiation law
- Planck temperature
- Planck time
- planctological
- planctologist
- planctology
- planctont
- planctus
- plandok
- plane
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