vinaccia

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vīnācea (“skin or husk of a grape”), noun use of the feminine form of vīnāceus (“of or pertaining to wine or a grape”, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈnat.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: vi‧nàc‧cia

Noun

vinaccia f (plural vinacce)

  1. pomace (pulp remaining from the process of winemaking)
  2. (transferred sense) waste liquor (from the distillation of fermented alcoholic must)
    Synonyms: borlanda, broscia

References

  • vinaccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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