corvina
English
Noun
corvina (plural corvinas)
- Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.
- A red Italian grape variety, used in wines from Valpolicella and the wider region around the city of Verona.
Italian
Adjective
corvina
- feminine singular of corvino
Anagrams
- Cravino, cornavi
Latin
Adjective
corvīna
- inflection of corvīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
corvīnā
- ablative feminine singular of corvīnus
Portuguese
Adjective
corvina
- feminine singular of corvino
Spanish
Etymology
From the feminine of corvino (literally “corvine, raven-like”), from the color of the fish.
Noun
corvina f (plural corvinas)
- brown meagre, Sciaena umbra
Adjective
corvina f
- feminine singular of corvino
Further reading
- “corvino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014