Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malvoisie

/ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: malvoisie
IPA: /ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of malmsey (“wine”).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now this Malvoisie has a body, and slips down the red lane with an unctuous savour; […]"
"Adrian stood and refilled Shelagh's glass. ‘A little more malvoisie for you?’"
"There, gifts were exchanged […] and Philip's mistrels performed in front of the king's mother who sat, appreciative, her customary glass of malvesey to hand."

Etymology

From Middle English malvesye, malvesyn, from Anglo-Norman malvesey, malvoisin and Middle French malvoisie (which the modern form is influenced by), from Italian malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvasia and Monemvasia. Compare malmsey.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: malvesye, malvesey, malvoisie, malvasia, Μονεμβασία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi/
British English: /ˈmalvɔɪzɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

malvoisies (plural) malvesie (alternative) malvesey (alternative)

Synonyms

malmsey

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce malvoisie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi/.
What does malvoisie mean?: Synonym of malmsey (“wine”).
Where does malvoisie come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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