malvesey

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmælvəzi/

Noun

malvesey (countable and uncountable, plural malveseys)

  1. Alternative form of malvoisie.

Middle English

Noun

malvesey

  1. alternative form of malvesye

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

malvesey oblique singular, m (oblique plural malveseys, nominative singular malveseys, nominative plural malvesey)

  1. malvoisie (wine)
    Synonyms: maumerie, malvoisin

Descendants

  • French: malvoisie
  • → Middle English: malvesye

References

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