Retsina
/ɹɛtˈsiːnə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years. countable, uncountable
"She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm"
- 2 Greek wine flavored with resin wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm"
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from Byzantine Greek ῥετσίνα (rhetsína), from Italian resina (“resin”). Doublet of resin.