constantia

noun

con·​stan·​tia

kənzˈtanch(ē)ə,

kȯnzˈtän(t)sēə,

-nˈst-

plural -s

often capitalized

: a white or red dessert wine produced on vineyards near Wynberg, a suburb of Cape Town, Union of South Africa

Word History

Etymology

probably from Afrikaans constantia- (in constantiawyn Constantia wine), from Constantia, former estate near Cape Town, Union of South Africa

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