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)

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

Noun

mencía m (plural mencías)

1. 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.