Chianti
pronunciation
How to pronounce Chianti in British English:
UK [kiˈænti]
How to pronounce Chianti in American English:
US [kiˈɑnti, -ˈæn-]
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- Noun:
- dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany
Word Origin
- chianti (n.)
- also chiante, kind of dry red wine, 1833, from Chianti Mountains of Tuscany, where the wine was made. "[L]oosely applied to various inferior Italian wines" [OED].
Example
- 1. I 'd eat her liver with fava beans and a nice bottle of chianti .
- 2. Hey , julie , can we send a case of chianti over to larry cash ?
- 3. A celebratory bottle of chianti was opened .
- 4. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti .
- 5. A census taker once tried to test me . I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti .