Retsina

//ɹɛtˈsiːnə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    Greek wine flavored with resin wordnet

Synonyms

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wine

Example

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"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.

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retsina wine

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