corvina
English
Noun
corvina (plural corvinas)
- Any of various fish, including Cilus gilberti, Larimichthys polyactis, and members of the genera Cynoscion and Isopisthus.
- A red Italian grape variety, used in wines from Valpolicella and the wider region around the city of Verona.
Latin
Adjective
corvīna
- inflection of corvīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
From the feminine of corvino (literally “corvine, raven-like”), from the color of the fish.
Further reading
- “corvino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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