Malvoisie
//ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of malmsey (“wine”). countable, uncountable
"Now this Malvoisie has a body, and slips down the red lane with an unctuous savour; […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Now this Malvoisie has a body, and slips down the red lane with an unctuous savour; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English malvesye, malvesyn, from Anglo-Norman malvesey, malvoisin and Middle French malvoisie (which the modern form is influenced by), from Italian malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvasia and Monemvasia. Compare malmsey.
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