demi-sec

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-sec.

Adjective

demi-sec (not comparable)

  1. Medium dry (of wines).

Noun

demi-sec (plural demi-secs)

  1. A medium-dry wine.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.mi.sɛk/
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Adjective

demi-sec (feminine demi-sèche, masculine plural demi-secs, feminine plural demi-sèches)

  1. medium dry (sparkling wine)

Descendants

  • → English: demi-sec
  • → Italian: demi-sec

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French demi-sec.

Adjective

demi-sec (invariable)

  1. medium dry (sparkling wine)

Further reading

  • demi-sec in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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