Malaga
ə noun
1.
a strong, sweet dessert wine with a pronounced muscat grape flavor, especially that produced in Málaga, Spain.
2.
any of the grapes grown in or exported from Málaga.
Origin:
1600–10
1600–10
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Málaga (ˈmæləɡə, Spanish ˈmalaɣa) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a port and resort in S Spain, in Andalusia on the Mediterranean. Pop: 547 105 (2003 est) |
| 2. | a sweet fortified dessert wine from Málaga |
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Word Origin & History
Malaga
1608, white wine exported from the Sp. port of Malaga, founded by the Phoenicians and probably from Phoen. malha "salt."
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