falanghina

Meaning

Noun

A white grape variety from Campania in Italy.
The light white wine produced with this type of grape.

Origin

From Italian falanghina, possibly derived, through Neapolitan, from Latin phalanga ("pole for carrying things"), from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγξ ("line, rank"), Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- ("beam, plank").

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