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Prosecco en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹoʊˈsɛkoʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosecco, named after the area where the variety was grown, Prosecco near Trieste, in the Veneto region.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape; also a geographical indication.
   • Prosecco is the perfect vehicle for the white peaches. Contrary to what most people think, Prosecco is not commonly sweet. While there are some sweet versions, more often than not Prosecco is dry with a touch of grassy character and citrus-like acidity. 2010 July 28, Derek Brown, “The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel”, in The Atlantic:
   • Luciano Fregonese, the mayor of Valdobbiadene—a rural town of 10,000 people in Italy’s picturesque northeast, famous for its Prosecco—has lived such truths. “It’s not easy, because every weekend there is one or two or three or maybe more events to attend to, and every event it is common to drink wine, or Prosecco, and also to eat,” the mayor said in an interview, with the help of a translator. 2024 August 1, Ali Watkins, “In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine and Everyone Joins In”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • ‘Itʼs Prosecco, champagneʼs Italian cousin!’ 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 96:

Forms

Deriveds

nosecco

Relateds

sgroppino · prosecco · Bellini

Translations (4)

bg просеко (wine) · ru просекко (wine) · hy պրոսեկո (wine) · de Prosecco (wine)

Prosecco en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /pɹoʊˈsɛkoʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian prosecco, named after the area where the variety was grown, Prosecco near Trieste, in the Veneto region.

Meanings

1. A variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy.
   • The earliest documentation concerning the cultivation of Prosecco variety in the Veneto region dates back to 1754, with Aureliano Acanti, and to 1773, with Cosimo Villafranchi, who stated that the grape came from the Carso Triestino area, where there is a small town called Prosecco and where the Prosecco cultivars are still widely grown, under the name of Glera. 2014, Diego Tomasi, Federica Gaiotti, Gregory V. Jones, The Power of the Terroir: the Case Study of Prosecco Wine, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 7:

Forms

Synonyms

Glera

Translations (3)

ru просе́кко (variety of white grape) · bg просеко (variety of white grape) · mr प्रोसेको (variety of white grape)