What does "valpolicella" mean?

A dry red wine made in the Valpolicella region, made from various local grape varieties and consequently of variable quality.

How do you pronounce "valpolicella"?

Pronounced //ˌvɑlpoʊlɪˈtʃɛlə//.

//ˌvɑlpoʊlɪˈtʃɛlə// name, noun

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Noun

1
A dry red wine made in the Valpolicella region, made from various local grape varieties and consequently of variable quality. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1
A hilly area and wine region in the province of Verona, Veneto, northeast Italy.

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Valpolicella, of uncertain origin.

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