mavrodaphne
/mævɹəˈdæfni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "SALTSA MAVRODAPHNI [Sweet mavrodaphne wine sauce] A wonderful use of the superb mavrodaphne wine, very new, very Athenian."
- "Silently, in the widow's position of honor at the head of the table, she picked at her whitefish and drank her glass of Mavrodaphne, but her thoughts were as obscured to me as her face behind her black veil."
- "He^([Gustav Clauss]) established vineyards in the area, using local grapes, especially the “black grape of Dafne,” mavrodaphne. He created the sweet style of mavrodaphne known today."
Etymology
From Greek μαυροδάφνη (mavrodáfni), from Medieval Greek μαῦρος (maûros, “dark”) + δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) (see also Daphne).
Origin
- Source language: Greek
Word Breakdown
- Root: μαυροδάφνη
Usage
Inflected Forms
mavrodaphnes (plural)
mavrodafni (alternative)