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Marsala

The English word “Marsala” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A fortified wine from Sicily.
  2. A sauce made from that wine, or (loosely) made from a similar wine from elsewhere.

Etymology

From Sicilian Marsala, from an Arabic name, probably مَرْسَى عَلِيّ (marsā ʕaliyy, “Ali's harbor”), or possibly مَرْسَى اللّٰه (marsā llāh, “God's harbor”). In any case, the first element is مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

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