Etymology

Usakhelauri

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Today it means: a semisweet Georgian wine Full definition →

Georgian უსახელაური
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  1. Georgian · borrowed fromუსახელაური
  2. English todayUsakhelauri

Borrowed from Georgian უსახელაური (usaxelauri), from Georgian უსახელო, meaning "unnamed", "nameless", "unnameable". This refers to the exceptional quality of wine, which was said to be so exquisite that no name could do it justice.

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