demi-sec

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-sec.

Adjective

demi-sec (not comparable)

  1. medium dry (of wines)

Noun

demi-sec (plural demi-secs)

  1. A medium-dry wine.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də.mi.sɛk/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

demi-sec (feminine demi-sèche, masculine plural demi-secs, feminine plural demi-sèches)

  1. medium dry (sparkling wine)

Descendants
  • → English: demi-sec
  • → Italian: demi-sec

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-sec.

Adjective

demi-sec (invariable)

  1. medium dry (sparkling wine)

Further reading
  • demi-sec in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.