malvesey

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

malvesey (countable and uncountable, plural malveseys)

  1. Alternative form of malvoisie

Middle English

Noun

malvesey

  1. Alternative form of malvesye

Old French

Etymology

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

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

  1. malvoisie (wine)
    Synonyms: maumerie, malvoisin

Descendants

  • French: malvoisie
  • Middle English: malvesye

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