malvoisie

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malvoisie

/ˈmalvɔɪzɪ/ UK
/ˌmalvɔɪˈziː/ UK
/ˌmɑlˌvwɑˈzi/ US

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From Middle English malvesye, malvesyn, from Anglo-Norman malvesey, malvoisin and Middle French malvoisie (which the modern form is influenced by), from Italian malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía, “Monemvasia”, a city on the Peloponnese), from μόνος (mónos, “only one”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “entering into”, ἐν + βάσις). Doublet of malvasia and Monemvasia. Compare malmsey.

noun malvoisies · malvesie · malvesey

countable, uncountable Synonym of malmsey (“wine”). Now this Malvoisie has a body, and slips down the red lane with an unctuous savour; […]
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@misc{malvoisie_2026,
  title = {malvoisie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malvoisie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}