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retsina

/ɹɛtˈsiːnə/

retsina noun: a Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.

retsina: a Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years
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Noun

retsina (countable and uncountable, plural retsinas)

  1. A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
    • She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm1977, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Home at Last”, in Aja, performed by Steely Dan

Forms of retsina

pluralretsinas

Origin of retsina

Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from Byzantine Greek ῥετσίνα (rhetsína), from Italian resina (“resin”). Doublet of resin.

Words formed from retsina

Phrases with retsina

Questions about retsina

What does retsina mean?
Retsina means a Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
What part of speech is retsina?
Retsina is a noun.
How do you pronounce retsina?
Retsina is pronounced /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of retsina?
The plural of retsina is retsinas.

Words near retsina in the dictionary

  1. retry
  2. retryable
  3. retrying
  4. retryings
  5. rets
  6. retsina
  7. retsina wine
  8. retsina wines
  9. retsinas
  10. Rett
  11. Rett syndrome

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