Prosecco
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See also: prosecco
English
Etymology
From Italian Prosecco, short for (vino de) Prosecco, “(wine of) Prosecco”, near Trieste. The toponym Prosecco comes from Proto-Slavic *prosěkъ (“kind of axe; opening, cutting (in a forest)”) from the areas deforested for the cultivation of the vine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/, /pɹoʊˈsɛkoʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkəʊ
Proper noun
Prosecco
Translations
Noun
Prosecco (countable and uncountable, plural Proseccos)
- A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape.
- 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 96:
- ‘Itʼs Prosecco, champagneʼs Italian cousin!’