mavrodaphne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark sweet Greek red wine.
  2. A variety of grape native to Achaea, northern Peloponnese, Greece, from which the wine is made.

Pronunciation

/mævɹəˈdæfni/

Word forms

mavrodaphne mavrodaphnes mavrodafni

Etymology

From Greek μαυροδάφνη (mavrodáfni), from Medieval Greek μαῦρος (maûros, “dark”) + δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) (see also Daphne).

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