malvasia
See also: Malvasia
English
Etymology
Italian, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvoisie.
Pronunciation
Noun
malvasia (countable and uncountable, plural malvasias)
Translations
grapevine used to make malmsey
Italian
Alternative forms
- malvagia (archaic)
Etymology
Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mal.vaˈzi.a/, [mälväˈziːä]
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: mal‧va‧sì‧a
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