chianti

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Chianti^¹

/kɪˈantɪ/ UK
/kiˈɑnti/ US
/kiˈænti/ US

Rhymes with -ænti, -ɑːnti

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian chianti, after Chianti, its area of production. Through Latin from the Etruscan 𐌂𐌋𐌀𐌍𐌕𐌄 (clante).

noun Chiantis · chianti

countable, uncountable A hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.
countable, uncountable A Tuscan red wine.

chianti^²

noun chiantis

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Chianti A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

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noun Tuscan red wine

Español	chianti
한국어	키안티 Kianti
日本語	キャンティ Kyanti
中文	基安蒂酒 jī'āndìjiǔ
Français	chianti
Deutsch	Chianti
Italiano	chianti, Chianti
Русский	кья́нти kʹjánti
العربية	كِيَانْتِي kiyāntī
עברית	קִיאַנְטִי ki'ánti

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@misc{chianti_2026,
  title = {chianti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chianti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}