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malvasia

/ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
mal-va-sia
IPA
/ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Μονεμβασία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/
  • British English: /ˌmalvəˈsɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

malvasias (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce malvasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/.
What does malvasia mean?
A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.
Where does malvasia come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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