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)

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

Noun

mencía m (plural mencías)

a wine made with said grape
Posme un mencía? ― Could you serve me a mencía?

References

“mencía” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“mencía” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“mencía” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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