Malaga

¹ American  

[mal-uh-guh] / ˈmæl ə gə /

noun

1. a strong, sweet dessert wine with a pronounced muscat grape flavor, especially that produced in Málaga, Spain.

2. any of the grapes grown in or exported from Málaga.

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Málaga ² American  

[mal-uh-guh, mah-lah-gah] / ˈmæl ə gə, ˈmɑ lɑˌgɑ /

noun

1. a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2,813 sq. mi. (7,285 sq. km).

2. a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.

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Málaga British  

/ ˈmæləɡə, ˈmalaɣa /

noun

1. a port and resort in S Spain, in Andalusia on the Mediterranean. Pop: 547 105 (2003 est)

2. a sweet fortified dessert wine from Málaga

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Etymology

Origin of Malaga

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Once we boarded the ship in Rome, we unpacked and didn’t pull the suitcases out again until the last night—and my mom still got to see Cartagena, Malaga, Tenerife and Gibraltar.

From The Wall Street Journal

World champions Spain won the inaugural edition of the tournament last year and are now firmly on target for the two-legged final in November/December after a dominant display in Malaga.

From Barron's

Picasso, who was born in 1881 in Malaga and died in 1973, is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists of all time.

From BBC

Maresca revealed the Chilean planted the seed when he was playing in midfield for Malaga that he could be a good coach one day.

From BBC

The set near Malaga had cost £2m to build, but the clunky plot lines and poor sound quality were, Yentob insisted, damaging the network's brand.

From BBC