"Marsala" meaning in English

See Marsala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|scn|Marsala}} Sicilian Marsala, {{uder|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{root|en|ar|ر س و}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marsala
  1. A town in western Sicily. Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Sicily, Italy, Towns in Italy, Towns in Sicily, Italy
    Sense id: en-Marsala-en-name-N5hlgWUu

Noun

Forms: Marsalas [plural], marsala [alternative]
Etymology: From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|scn|Marsala}} Sicilian Marsala, {{uder|en|ar|-}} Arabic, {{root|en|ar|ر س و}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Marsala (countable and uncountable, plural Marsalas)
  1. A fortified wine from Sicily. Tags: countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: Madeira, madeira, Porto, port, porto, sherry
    Sense id: en-Marsala-en-noun-~1Z2D~sH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Wines Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 91 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 76 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 85 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 91 4 Disambiguation of Wines: 6 75 18
  2. A sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Marsala-en-noun-66WrjZm9 Categories (other): Sauces Disambiguation of Sauces: 5 33 62

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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