Prosecco

See also: prosecco

English

Etymology

From Italian (vino de) Prosecco (wine of Prosecco, near Trieste). The term Prosecco means "cut wood", from the areas deforested for the cultivation of the vine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/, /pɹoʊˈsɛkoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkəʊ

Proper noun

Prosecco

  1. A variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy.

Noun

Prosecco (countable and uncountable, plural Proseccos)

  1. A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape.

See also

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