marsala

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proper noun

A town in western Sicily.

OriginSicilian Marsala →
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Meanings

marsala1

nounmarsala (countable and uncountable, plural marsalas)

plural marsalas

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Marsala (sauce).

    The result: a dish that features polenta cut into triangles and delicately complemented by sweet, diced prunes and a marsala sauce.

    1988 June 24, Charlie White, “Restaurant Tours: Sole Mio's shining start”, in Chicago Reader

Marsala2

proper noun
  1. A town in western Sicily.
nounMarsala (countable and uncountable, plural Marsalas)

plural Marsalas · alternative marsala

  1. countableuncountableA fortified wine from Sicily.
  2. countableuncountableA sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere.

Origin

  1. SicilianMarsala
  2. EnglishMarsala

From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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