Chianti
noun
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
Chianti
American
[kee-ahn-tee, -an-, kyahn-tee]
/ kiˈɑn ti, -ˈæn-, ˈkjɑn ti /
noun
Chianti
1
British
/ ˈkjanti /
plural noun
chianti
2
British
/ kɪˈæntɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chianti
First recorded in 1825–35; after the Chianti region of Tuscany, source of the wine
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His time at Chianti was an education, Rebecca said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
Downtown Kirkland has Dolce and Chianti Pasticceria, an Italian cafe with a full fake pink rose wall designed to lure Instagrammers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
It also allowed me to put down my phone and soak in the atmosphere as I enjoyed my delicious spicy salami pizza and a glass of the house Chianti Classico wine.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
Siena province, famous for its Chianti wine production, hosts 1,200 agritourism facilities and is the largest such centre in Tuscany.
From Reuters ● Mar. 27, 2023
The candle is just a straw-wrapped Chianti bottle with years of wax drippings down its neck.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
The fat and protein temper the drying tannic nature of chianti classico, made from the sangiovese grape.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
WAITER: Our chianti is quite good, medium bodied with just a hint of cherry HOPPER: Great!
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
So she recommends enjoying the Hahn theorem and its relatives with a glass of good chianti and Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2018
You might briefly imagine its future transformed into a chianti jug or Cool Whip container.
From Slate ● May 30, 2018
I sent for the porter and when he came I told him in Italian to get me a bottle of Cinzano at the wine shop, a fiasco of chianti and the evening papers.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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