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spumante

[ Italian spoo-mahn-te; English spuh-mahn-tee, -tey, spyuh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

< Italian: literally, foaming; spume

But mother turned up her nose as she sipped her glass of Asti Spumante that accompanied the west-end dinner by way of champagne.

It is now famous for its sparkling wine (Asti spumante), and is a considerable centre of trade.

I think I will ask you to bring me a bottle of Asti-spumante—some of the dry kind, with the white seal.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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