Chianti
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ti, -ˈæn-; noun
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
Origin:
1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine
1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine
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chianti (kɪˈæntɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (sometimes capital) a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy | |
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Chianti
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Chianti (Italian ˈkjanti) | |
| —pl n | |
| a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines | |
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Word Origin & History
chianti
1833, from Chianti Mountains of Tuscany, where the wine was made.
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Nowadays is common to name chianti all the central part of toscana.
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