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malvasia

UK/ˌmalvəˈsɪə/US/ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/

malvasia noun: a variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

Noun

malvasia (countable and uncountable, plural malvasias)

  1. A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

Forms of malvasia

pluralmalvasias

Origin of malvasia

From 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.

Words that rhyme with malvasia

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Questions about malvasia

What does malvasia mean?
Malvasia means a variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.
What part of speech is malvasia?
Malvasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce malvasia?
Malvasia is pronounced /ˌmalvəˈsɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of malvasia?
The plural of malvasia is malvasias.

Words near malvasia in the dictionary

  1. malvalic
  2. malvalic acid
  3. Malvar
  4. Malvar Sergeant Floresca
  5. malvas
  6. malvasia
  7. malvasias
  8. Malveaux
  9. Malvern
  10. Malvern East
  11. Malvern Hills

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