mal·va·si·a (m l v -z  )n. 1. A grape from which malmsey wine is made. 2. See malmsey. [Italian, from Medieval Latin malvasia; see malmsey.] |
malvasia [ˌmælvəˈsɪə]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) another word for malmsey
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) the type of grape used to make malmsey
[from Italian, from Greek Monembasia; see malmsey]
malvasian adj
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| Noun | 1. |  malvasia - used to make malmsey wine malmsey - sweet Madeira wine common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
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