chianti

What it means

1. countableuncountableA hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.
2. countableuncountableA Tuscan red wine.

In a sentence

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

1991, Ted Tally, The Silence of the Lambs (motion picture), spoken by Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins)

Where it comes from

1. Etruscan𐌂𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄
2. Italianchianti
3. EnglishChianti

Borrowed from Italian chianti, after Chianti, its area of production. Through Latin from the Etruscan 𐌂𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄 (clante).