malvasia

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UK/ˌmalvəˈsɪə/US/ˌmælvəˈsi.ə/US/ˌmælvəˈzi.ə/

noun

A variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

OriginAncient Greek Μονεμβασία →
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Meanings

nounmalvasia (countable and uncountable, plural malvasias)

plural malvasias

  1. countableuncountableA variety of grape, originally from the region of the Aegean, now used to make malmsey wine.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜονεμβασία“Monemvasia”
  2. Englishmalvasia

From Italian, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvoisie.

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Translations

French malvoisie
  • malvoisiegrapevine used to make malmsey
German Malvasier
  • Malvasiergrapevine used to make malmsey
Greek μαλβαζία
  • μαλβαζία (malvazía)grapevine used to make malmsey
Italian malvasia
  • malvasiagrapevine used to make malmsey
Polish małmazja
  • małmazjagrapevine used to make malmsey
Portuguese malvasia
  • malvasiagrapevine used to make malmsey
Russian мальва́зия
  • мальва́зия (malʹvázija)grapevine used to make malmsey
Spanish malvasía
  • malvasíagrapevine used to make malmsey
Ukrainian мальва́зія
  • мальва́зія (malʹvázija)grapevine used to make malmsey

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with malvasia

viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheaLeahsheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheachia
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Cite this entry
APA

malvasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvasia

MLA

“malvasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvasia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malvasia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvasia.

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