verdicchio

noun

ver·​di·​cchio

(ˌ)vərˈdē(k)kyō,

ver-,

-kē(ˌ)ō

plural -s

often capitalized

: a light dry white wine from Italy

Word History

Etymology

Italian, a kind of dry wine, the grape from which it is made, from verde green, from Latin viridis

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