Chianti
/kiΛΙnti/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Chianti. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
- 3 dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany wordnet
- 4 A Tuscan red wine. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian chianti, after Chianti, its area of production. Through Latin from the Etruscan ππππππ (clante).