Marsala

[ mahr-sah-luh; Italian mahr-sah-lah ]

/ mɑrˈsɑ lə; Italian mɑrˈsɑ lɑ /

a seaport in W Sicily.

a sweet, dark, fortified wine made near Marsala, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

made or flavored with this wine: veal Marsala.

Example sentences from the Web for marsala

I induced the girl to sit down and swallow a glass of Marsala.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Garibaldi with his immortal Thousand landed at Marsala, and the whole rotten fabric of the Bourbon government collapsed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 |Various
We passed Marsala and Mazzara, where an increasing people enjoy comparative abundance, and are happy in consequence.

Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 |John Auldjo
There is a useful gradation in such things, and Marsala at 20s.

Barchester Towers |Anthony Trollope

At Marsala the staff had all bought horses, choosing hardy animals accustomed to work among the mountains.

Out with Garibaldi |G. A. Henty
And Podmore stayed to dinner, and ate cold mutton, and drank Marsala with the greatest reverence for the great English composer.

Men's Wives |William Makepeace Thackeray

Marsala

/ (mɑːˈsɑːlə) /

a port in W Sicily: landing place of Garibaldi at the start of his Sicilian campaign (1860). Pop: 77 784 (2001)

(sometimes not capital) a dark sweet dessert wine made in Sicily