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Marsala

Mar-sa′la

,
Noun.
[It., fr.
Marsala
, in Sicyly.]
A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.

Definition 2025

Marsala

Marsala

See also: marsala

English

Proper noun

Marsala

  1. A town in western Sicily.

Noun

Marsala ‎(plural Marsalas)

  1. A fortified wine from Sicily.
  2. A sauce made from Marsala wine.

See also

Italian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Marsala ?

  1. Marsala (town)

marsala

marsala

See also: Marsala

English

Noun

marsala ‎(countable and uncountable, plural marsalas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Marsala (sauce).
    • 1988, June 24, “Charlie White”, in Restaurant Tours: Sole Mio's shining start:
      The result: a dish that features polenta cut into triangles and delicately complemented by sweet, diced prunes and a marsala sauce.

Danish

Noun

marsala c (singular definite marsalaen, plural indefinite marsalaer)

  1. Marsala (wine)

Declension

References

Finnish

Noun

marsala

  1. Marsala (wine)

Declension

Inflection of marsala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative marsala marsalat
genitive marsalan marsaloiden
marsaloitten
partitive marsalaa marsaloita
illative marsalaan marsaloihin
singular plural
nominative marsala marsalat
accusative nom. marsala marsalat
gen. marsalan
genitive marsalan marsaloiden
marsaloitten
marsalainrare
partitive marsalaa marsaloita
inessive marsalassa marsaloissa
elative marsalasta marsaloista
illative marsalaan marsaloihin
adessive marsalalla marsaloilla
ablative marsalalta marsaloilta
allative marsalalle marsaloille
essive marsalana marsaloina
translative marsalaksi marsaloiksi
instructive — marsaloin
abessive marsalatta marsaloitta
comitative — marsaloineen

Italian

Noun

marsala m ‎(invariable)

  1. Marsala (wine)

Etymology

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

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