Marsala

[ mahr-sah-luh; Italian mahr-sah-lah ]

noun
  1. a seaport in W Sicily.

  2. a sweet, dark, fortified wine made near Marsala, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

adjective
  1. made or flavored with this wine: veal Marsala.

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How to use Marsala in a sentence

  • Make the sauce from the bones and cuttings of the birds, add six spoonfuls of Espagnole sauce and a glass of Marsala.

    Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
  • Myself: Marsala is known in London, but we do not drink it every day as you do in Palermo.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
  • They wetted her lips with Marsala and poured some into her mouth and thus restored her.

    Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones

British Dictionary definitions for Marsala

Marsala

/ (mɑːˈsɑːlə) /


noun
  1. a port in W Sicily: landing place of Garibaldi at the start of his Sicilian campaign (1860). Pop: 77 784 (2001)

  2. (sometimes not capital) a dark sweet dessert wine made in Sicily

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