mencía

See also: Mencia

Galician

mencía grapes

Etymology

Perhaps from Dona Mencía, "Lady Mencía".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [menˈθiɐ], (western) [menˈsiɐ]

Noun

mencía f (plural mencías)

1. a variety of black grape used to make red wines, native to Galicia and Leon

Noun

mencía m (plural mencías)

1. a wine made with said grape

   Posme un mencía? ― Could you serve me a mencía?

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mencía”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mencía”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mencía”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN