Carcavellos

noun

Car·​ca·​vel·​los

variants or less commonly Carcavelos

ˌkärkəˈveləs

: a sweet Portuguese wine usually white

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese carcavelos, from Carcavelos, village near Lisbon, Portugal

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