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spumante

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spu⋅man⋅te

[It. spoo-mahn-te; Eng. spuh-mahn-tee, -tey, spyuh-]
–noun
1. Italian. any sparkling wine.
2. Asti spumante.

Origin:
< It: lit., foaming; see spume
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Main Entry:  spumante
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See Asti Spumante
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Word Origin & History

spumante 
sparkling white wine from Asti in Piedmont, 1908, from It., lit. "sparkling."
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