Chianti

[kee-ahn-tee, -an-, kyahn-tee]

noun

1. a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.

Chianti

¹

/ ˈkjanti /

plural noun

1. a mountain range in central Italy, in Tuscany, rising over 870 m (2900 ft): part of the Apennines

chianti

²

/ kɪˈæntɪ /

noun

1. (sometimes capital) a dry red wine produced in the Chianti region of Italy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chianti¹

First recorded in 1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine

Example Sentences

Mr. Branagh also has a lot of fun rolling through the diphthongs in Hannibal Lecter’s notorious line, “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”

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And what about the famous line - "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti", which he follows with that vampire-like hiss?

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I covered my empty wine glass as the Italian waitress made her rounds, a bottle of Chianti in hand.

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After working on the studio lot each day, he would come home, have a bite to eat, take a nap and head to his second job at Chianti Ristorante, a venerable Italian place on Melrose.

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The blood flows like wine in “The Equalizer 3,” as dark as Chianti, seeping into cobblestone streets, splattering onto stained glass and statuary.

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