malvasia

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmalvəˈsɪə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/, /ˌmælvəˈzi.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə, -iːə

malvasia (countable and uncountable, plural malvasias)

1. A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

• malvagia (archaic)

Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις).

• IPA^(key): /mal.vaˈzi.a/, [mälväˈziːä]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: mal‧va‧sì‧a

malvasia f (plural malvasie) or malvasia m (invariable)

1. (usually uncountable) malvasia (grapevine)
2. (usually uncountable) malmsey (wine)