Meanings
plural falanghinas
- countableuncountableA white grape variety from Campania in Italy.
Mastroberardino was the pioneering producer, a lonely voice for years championing red grapes like aglianico, and whites like fiano and falanghina, until others began to pay attention.
2015 October 29, Eric Asimov, “Your Next Lesson: Aglianicos”, in New York Times - countableuncountableThe light white wine produced with this type of grape.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵ-“beam, plank”
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́λᾰγξ“line, rank”
- Latinphalanga“pole for carrying things”
- Italianfalanghina
- Englishfalanghina
From Italian falanghina, possibly derived, through Neapolitan, from Latin phalanga (“pole for carrying things”, by extension “pole for sustaining grapevine”), from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγξ (phắlănx, “line, rank”), Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”).
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falanghina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falanghina
“falanghina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falanghina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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