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Malvasia

//ˌmælvəˈsi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    grape used to make malmsey wine wordnet

Etymology

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.

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