Frascati

American  

[frah-skah-tee] / frɑˈskɑ ti /

noun

1. a fruity white wine from Rome.

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Frascati British  

/ fræˈskɑːtɪ /

noun

1. a dry or semisweet white wine from the Lazio region of Italy

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Etymology

Origin of Frascati

First recorded in 1930–35; after Frascati, city in central Italy

Example Sentences

Spencer, 30, and Lewis, 60, got married Saturday during a lavish black-tie ceremony at Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati.

From Fox News • Jul. 28, 2021

Nowadays, the quality of Italian whites is light-years better, and with so much to choose from, Frascati has had to up its game as well.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2020

An 1807 etching of the Parisian Café Frascati holds an early clue.

From Time • Apr. 12, 2016

Earlier this afternoon, Brennan had produced a copybook front-running ride to take the opening race on Frascati Park, emphasising once again the versatility and judgement that have elevated him to jumping's band of elite jockeys.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2010

I told them that in our time, when we lived one summer in the Villa Marconi at Frascati, the arrangements were most primitive.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King