malvoisie

Meaning

Noun

• Synonym of malmsey

Origin

• 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 ("{{w")|pos=a city on the Peloponnese}}, from μόνος + ἔμβασις + βάσις}}. Monemvasia. Compare malmsey.