corvina

English

Noun

corvina (plural corvinas)

  1. Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.
  2. A red Italian grape variety, used in wines from Valpolicella and the wider region around the city of Verona.

Italian

Adjective

corvina

  1. feminine singular of corvino

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

corvīna

  1. inflection of corvīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

corvīnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of corvīnus

Portuguese

Adjective

corvina

  1. feminine singular of corvino

Spanish

Etymology

From the feminine of corvino (literally “corvine, raven-like”), from the color of the fish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɾˈbina/ [koɾˈβ̞i.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: cor‧vi‧na

Noun

corvina f (plural corvinas)

  1. brown meagre, Sciaena umbra

Adjective

corvina f

  1. feminine singular of corvino

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