Valpolicella
[ val-poh-li-chel-uh; Italian vahl-paw-lee-chel-lah ]
noun
a dry, red table wine from the Veneto region of northern Italy.
Origin of Valpolicella
1First recorded in 1940–45; after Valpolicella, an area of alluvium-filled valleys NW of Verona, where the wine is produced
Words Nearby Valpolicella
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How to use Valpolicella in a sentence
The work is so far inferior to the ciborium at Valpolicella, that it would seem to be, as Cattaneo remarks, by an earlier hand.
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British Dictionary definitions for Valpolicella
Valpolicella
/ (ˌvælpɒlɪˈtʃɛlə, Italian valpoliˈtʃɛlla) /
noun
a dry red table wine from the Veneto region of NE Italy
Origin of Valpolicella
1C20: named after a valley where it is produced
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