retsina

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UK/ɹɛtˈsiːnə/

noun

A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.

OriginGreek ρετσίνα ← Medieval Greek ῥετσίνα ← Italian resina →
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Meanings

nounretsina (countable and uncountable, plural retsinas)

plural retsinas

  1. countableuncountableA Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.

    She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm

    1977, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, “Home at Last”, in Aja, performed by Steely Dan

Origin

  1. Italianresina“resin”
  2. Medieval Greekῥετσίνα
  3. Greekρετσίνα
  4. Englishretsina

Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from Medieval Greek ῥετσίνα (rhetsína), from Italian resina (“resin”). Doublet of resin.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ῥητινίτης οἶνος
  • ῥητινίτης οἶνος (rhētinítēs oînos)Greek wine
Finnish retsina
  • retsinaGreek wine
German Retsina
  • RetsinaGreek wine
Greek ρετσίνα
  • ρετσίνα (retsína)Greek wine
Latin rēsīnātum
  • rēsīnātumGreek wine
Polish retsina
  • retsinaGreek wine
Russian реци́на
  • реци́на (recína)Greek wine
Spanish retsina
  • retsinaGreek wine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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