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Prosecco

Prosecco

2 3.6
A fizzy white wine from northeast Italy made from the Glera grape
  • noun
  • /prəˈsɛkoʊ/
translation icon : Prosecco
  • At the party, everyone enjoyed a glass of Prosecco while reminiscing about old times.
  • bottle of Prosecco
  • glass of Prosecco
  • Prosecco or wine

Probably take a shower and maybe have another glass of Prosecco with my husband.

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Examples

  • Let's celebrate with a bottle of Prosecco to toast the good news.

  • Mia, do you have some Prosecco?

  • Probably take a shower and maybe have another glass of Prosecco with my husband.

  • How about a nice bottle of prosecco?

  • After working late tonight, I arrived home to discover I had no prosecco in the house with which to celebrate a Friday night.

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  • On the way home, we stocked up on more prosecco and wine.

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  • I'm going to go ahead and pop this into my beautiful glass, top it off with Prosecco and some Rosemary.

  • And there's a bottle of Prosecco with a card from my gal Charlie at Rimmel with a card saying Congrats to me and Jack.

  • People are sipping prosecco and chatting casually in an outdoor stand that feels entirely like a wine bar, a world away from the hamburgers and kettle corn.

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  • On special occasions, many people prefer Prosecco over other sparkling wines for its light taste.

Synonyms

sparkling wine
vsProsecco
6 3.5

A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened

is a particular Italian white made mainly from the Glera grape
bubbly
vsProsecco
  • Informal
3 4.4

A sparkling wine often used for celebrations

is a northeast Italian white made mainly from the Glera grape
frizzante
vsProsecco
  • Specialized
8.2

A lightly sparkling wine with gentle bubbles

is a more strongly fizzy Italian white rather than lightly carbonated

How Fizzy

champagne
713 3.7
spumante
7.2
Prosecco
2 3.6
frizzante
  • Specialized
8.6
still
2 3.2

Surface Forms

Prosecco singular
Proseccos plural

Etymology

Prosecco for the sparkling wine takes its name from a village in northeastern Italy called Prosecco, once known as Prosek. The village name likely comes from a Slovene word meaning 'path' or 'clearing', and the wine simply kept the place name, which is why we call this bubbly Prosecco.