falanghina

English

noun
Definitions
  • A white grape variety from Campania in Italy.
  • The light white wine produced with this type of grape.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian falanghina derived from Latin phalanga (pole for carrying things, wooden roller, roller pole for moving heavy objects, roller, pole) derived from Ancient Greek φᾰ́λᾰγξ (line, rank) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (beam, pile, prop, plank, thick plank, balk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰelǵ-

Gloss

beam, pile, prop, plank, thick plank, balk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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