Penedès

Catalan

Etymology

From penya (crag). Compare Galician penedo (rocky outcrop).

Proper noun

Penedès m

  1. a region in southern Catalonia, divided among the comarques of Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Garraf
  2. a PDO (Protected designation of origin) for wine in southern Catalonia corresponding roughly to the natural region of Penedès

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