riserva

noun

ri·​ser·​va

rēˈservä

plural -s

: an Italian reserve wine

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, stock, reserve, from riservare to keep, reserve, from Latin reservare to save up

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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