malmsey
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malmsey
- /ˈmɑːmzɪ/ UK
- /ˈmɑ(l)mzi/ US
Where it comes from
Via Middle English malmesye from Middle Dutch malemeseye, from Italian via Old French, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν- + βάσις). Doublet of malvoisie.
noun malmseys · malmesey
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A sweet fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.
Take that, and that, if all this will not do, Stabs him. Ile drowne you in the Malmesey-But within.
Similar: malvoisie
Translations
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noun wine made from malvasia
| Español | malvasía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 馬姆齊甜酒 /马姆齐甜酒 mǎmǔqí tiánjiǔ |
| Português | malvasia |
| Français | malvoisie |
| Deutsch | Malvasier |
| Italiano | malvasia |
| Русский | мальва́зия malʹvázija |
Talk about this word "malmsey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malmsey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malmsey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malmsey "malmsey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malmsey.Cite this
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