malvasia
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mal·va·si·a
(măl′və-zē′ə)n.
A variety of grape cultivated especially in Italy that is used to make white and red wines.
[Italian, from Medieval Latin malvasia; see malmsey.]
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Malvasia
(ˌmælvəˈsɪə)n
1. (Brewing) another word for malmsey
2. (Brewing) the type of grape used to make malmsey
[C19: from Italian, from Greek Monembasia; see malmsey]
ˌMalvaˈsian adj
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| Noun | 1. |  malvasia - used to make malmsey wine malmsey - sweet Madeira wine common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
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