marsala
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
Definition of marsala
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A town in western Sicily.
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name
- A town in western Sicily.
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A fortified wine from Sicily.
- (countable, uncountable)A sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere.
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(alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Marsala (sauce).
“The result: a dish that features polenta cut into triangles and delicately complemented by sweet, diced prunes and a marsala sauce.”
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Etymology
From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).
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