Valpolicella

[ val-poh-li-chel-uh; Italian vahl-paw-lee-chel-lah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Valpolicella

/ ˌvælpɒlɪˈtʃɛlə; valpoliˈtʃɛlla /

First recorded in 1940–45; after Valpolicella, an area of alluvium-filled valleys NW of Verona, where the wine is produced

C20: named after a valley where it is produced

The work is so far inferior to the ciborium at Valpolicella, that it would seem to be, as Cattaneo remarks, by an earlier hand.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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