Montepulciano
English
Etymology
Italian Montepulciano
Noun
Montepulciano (countable and uncountable, plural Montepulcianos)
- An Italian red wine made from grapes cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia regions.
Italian
Etymology
monte + pulciano, personal name, from dialectal Pulsa, from Latin publicianus, variant of publicius, from publicus and ultimately Etruscan.
Proper noun
Montepulciano f
- A town in Siena, Tuscany
See also
- poliziano
Noun
Montepulciano m (invariable)
- a variety of grape, cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia; a red wine made from these grapes (more usually uncapitalised/uncapitalized as montepulciano)