Amarone

See also: amarone

English

Alternative forms

• amarone

Etymology

First attested in the 1950s–60s; from Italian amarone, augmentative form of amaro (“bitter”), a likely calque of Venetan amaron.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌaməˈɹəʊnɪ/, /ˌaməˈɹəʊneɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑməˈɹoʊneɪ/
• Rhymes: -əʊni, -əʊneɪ
• Hyphenation: ama‧ro‧ne

Noun

Amarone (countable and uncountable, plural Amarones)

1. An Italian full-bodied ruby to garnet red wine, characterized by a pungent, almost bitter taste. It is made in the Valpolicella region from dried-after-picking grapes of the Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara varieties.

Translations

strong Italian dry red wine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿曼罗尼 (āmànluōní)

• Finnish: amarone, Amarone-viini
• German: Amarone m
• Italian: amarone m
• Japanese: アマローネ (amarōne)
• Portuguese: amarone m, Amarone m
• Venetan: amaron m

References

• “Amarone”, in Collins English Dictionary, accessed February 3, 2019.
• “Amarone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Amarone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Romaean, Romæan, neorama

Portuguese

Noun

Amarone m (plural Amarones)

1. Alternative letter-case form of amarone