Montepulciano

English

Etymology

From Italian Montepulciano.

Noun

Montepulciano (countable and uncountable, plural Montepulcianos)

1. 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

1. A town in Siena, Tuscany

See also

• poliziano

Noun

Montepulciano m (invariable)

1. a variety of grape, cultivated in the Marche, Abruzzi and Apulia; a red wine made from these grapes (more usually uncapitalised/uncapitalized as montepulciano)