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🥂 Slightly sparkling 🍾 A fizzy wine
frizzante

frizzante

8.2
A lightly sparkling wine with gentle bubbles
  • noun
  • /frɪˈzɑːnteɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vino frizzante
  • The frizzante served at the party was lightly sparkling and added a festive touch to the celebration.

Examples

  • We enjoyed a refreshing glass of frizzante wine with our seafood dinner, which perfectly complemented the flavors of the dish.

  • He recommends starting off with a sunny, slightly effervescent Gragnano Frizzante from southern Campania and then moving on to a rich, full-bodied wine like a Barolo from the Piemonte region.

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  • At the Italian restaurant, they served a lovely frizzante that was light and bubbly, making it a delightful aperitif.

Synonyms

champagne
vsfrizzante
713 3.7

A fizzy wine from the Champagne region of France or a similar sparkling wine

is Italian and only lightly sparkling for dining rather than ceremonial use
sparkling wine
vsfrizzante
6 3.5

A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened

is gentler in carbonation, producing a light sparkle rather than full fizz
bubbly
vsfrizzante
  • Informal
3 4.4

A sparkling wine often used for celebrations

is gentler in fizz and suits casual Italian dining
Prosecco
vsfrizzante
1 4.1

A fizzy Italian white wine often served chilled before a meal

is lighter and gently carbonated for pairing with Italian dishes
spumante
vsfrizzante
7.2

A sweet or semi-sweet Italian sparkling wine often served at parties

is lighter and used in everyday Italian cuisine rather than special celebrations

Antonyms

still
2 3.2

Not fizzy and without bubbles

How Sparkling

champagne
713 3.7
frizzante
  • Specialized
8.2
still
2 3.2

Surface Forms

frizzante singular
frizzantes plural

Etymology

Frizzante for a drink takes its name from the word fizz plus the Italian ending -ante, so it means 'fizzing' or lightly 'bubbly', and that is why a frizzante is a lightly sparkling wine.