Malvasia (ˌmælvəˈsɪə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another word for malmsey |
| 2. | the type of grape used to make malmsey |
| [C19: from Italian, from Greek Monembasia; see | |
| Malva'sian | |
| —adj | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
malvasia
town, Laconia nomos (department), southern Greece, on the southeastern coast of the Peloponnese. Monemvasia lies at the foot of a rock that stands just offshore and that is crowned by the ruins of a medieval fortress and a 14th-century Byzantine church. It is joined to the mainland by a causeway, from which it derives its modern name meaning "city of the single approach." The ruins of Epidaurus Limera are nearby.
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