Madeira
pronunciation
How to pronounce Madeira in British English:
UK [məˈdɪərə]
How to pronounce Madeira in American English:
US [ məˈdɪrə]
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- Noun:
- a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
- amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
Word Origin
- Madeira (n.)
- white wine, 1540s, from island of Madeira in the Atlantic, from Portuguese madeira "wood," because the island formerly was thickly wooded, from Latin materia "wood, matter" (see matter).
Example
- 1. Japanese whaling was always going to be a major sticking point on the iwc agenda in madeira .
- 2. Her first stop was at madeira island where they took on more coal and sent back considerable mail .
- 3. Andreas hoisser , a german tourist , on the floods and mudslides on the portuguese island of madeira that have killed at least 42 people
- 4. A proposed hydroelectric dam on the madeira river ( a tributary of the amazon ) was denounced , and the country 's new oil find claimed for its people .
- 5. Madeira and port are often the final flavor-fillip for sauces , as in a brown madeira sauce for ham , or chicken in port wine .