malvasia
See also: Malvasia
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Etymology edit
Italian, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvoisie.
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Noun edit
malvasia (countable and uncountable, plural malvasias)
Translations edit
grapevine used to make malmsey
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις).
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malvasia f (plural malvasie)
- (usually uncountable) malvasia (grapevine)
- (usually uncountable) malmsey (wine)