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.]

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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

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