Marsala
Americannoun
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a seaport in W Sicily.
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a sweet, dark, fortified wine made near Marsala, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
adjective
noun
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a port in W Sicily: landing place of Garibaldi at the start of his Sicilian campaign (1860). Pop: 77 784 (2001)
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(sometimes not capital) a dark sweet dessert wine made in Sicily
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Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado ripped through the city of Marsala and nearby town Petrosino, in Sicily.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Dinner might be chicken Marsala, it might be a roast, it might be curry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2024
Of course, any travel deal, especially one for Sicily, which is known for its ancient ruins, silky beaches, caponata and Marsala wine, is worth some effort.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
And away on the south, on the sea-level, numerous short windmills are turning their sails briskly, windmill after windmill, rather stumpy, spinning gaily in the blue, silent afternoon, among the salt-lagoons stretching away towards Marsala.
From Sea and Sardinia by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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