Malaga

¹

[mal-uh-guh]

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.

Málaga

²

[mal-uh-guh, mah-lah-gah]

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.

Málaga

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Malaga¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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The findings, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga and in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed:

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