malvesey

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

malvesey (countable and uncountable, plural malveseys)

  1. Alternative form of malvoisie

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

malvesey

  1. Alternative form of malvesye

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian Malvasia (Monemvasia, a city on the Peloponnese). From Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía), from μόνος (mónos, one) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, entering into, ἐν + βάσις).

Noun[edit]

malvesey oblique singularm (oblique plural malveseys, nominative singular malveseys, nominative plural malvesey)

  1. malvoisie (wine)
    Synonyms: maumerie, malvoisin

Descendants[edit]

  • French: malvoisie
  • Middle English: malvesye

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