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charneco

charneco noun: a sort of sweet wine, apparently from Portugal.

Noun

charneco (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A sort of sweet wine, apparently from Portugal.
    • And here, neighbour, here's a cup of charneco.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of charneco

alternative formcharnico

Questions about charneco

What does charneco mean?
Charneco means a sort of sweet wine, apparently from Portugal.
What part of speech is charneco?
Charneco is a noun.

Words near charneco in the dictionary

  1. charmwork
  2. Charmyne
  3. CHARNAME
  4. Charndon
  5. Charne
  6. charneco
  7. charnel
  8. charnel house
  9. charnel houses
  10. charnel-house
  11. charnel-houses

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