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secco

8.5

Wine or food that is dry and not sweet

adjective

: seco

This white wine is quite secco.

Examples

If you like a crisp taste, try the secco variety with your meal.
The menu listed both secco and sweet options for sparkling wine.
She ordered a glass of secco because she prefers wines that are not sweet.
Would you prefer a secco or a sweet wine?
She ordered a glass of secco because she enjoys wines that are dry and not sweet.
The restaurant offered a selection of secco wines that pairs well with savory dishes.
For a refreshing drink, I recommend trying a secco with your seafood platter.

Synonyms

dry

vssecco

38 5.6

Having little or no sweet taste

is used for wine or food specifically rather than any alcohol

unsweet

vssecco

1 6.2

A wine or drink that is slightly dry and not sweet

means generally dry rather than only moderately dry

sec

vssecco

8.7

A taste level for sparkling wine that is moderately dry

is a general dry description, not a labeled sweetness level

nonsweet

vssecco

3.8

Not containing sugar or tasting sweet

focuses on taste dryness rather than chemical sugar content

dryish

vssecco

3.4

A little lacking juice or sweetness, used in food and drink

means fully dry and not merely somewhat dry

Antonyms

sweet

611 1.0

Having a taste like sugar, as in candy

How Dry

bone-dry

1 3.4

secco

8.5

dry

38 5.6

sweet

611 1.0

Surface Forms

secco positive

Etymology

Secco comes from the Italian secco and the Latin siccus, both meaning 'dry', so a secco wine is simply a 'dry' wine with little or no sweetness.