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Marsala.

A town in western Sicily.

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name
  1. A town in western Sicily.

Where this word comes from

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”).

noun
  1. A fortified wine from Sicily.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

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