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Marsala en · NOUN

Etymology

From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A fortified wine from Sicily.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
marsala alternative lexicographic
Marsalas Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

port · sherry · madeira · Porto · porto · Madeira

Marsala en · PROPN

Etymology

From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

Meanings

  1. A town in western Sicily.