malvasia

mal·va·si·a  (mlv-z)

n.

1. A grape from which malmsey wine is made.

2. See malmsey.

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[Italian, from Medieval Latin malvasia; see malmsey.]

Thesaurus

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