mass noun
- a variety of wine grape native to the Veneto region of NE Italy, used to make Valpolicella and Bardolino科维纳(产于意大利东北部威尼托区的一种可酿酒的葡萄, 用于酿造瓦尔波利切拉和巴多利诺红酒)。
词源
Italian (feminine adjective), literally 'raven-black'.
corvina
/kɔːˈviːnə/1
- a marine food and game fish of the drum family, found on the Pacific coasts of California and Mexico and sometimes living in fresh water犬牙石首鱼。
1.1
- Genus Cynoscion, family Sciaenidae: two species, in particular the shortfin corvina (C. parvipennis).犬牙石首鱼属, 石首鱼科:2种, 尤指短鳍犬牙石首鱼(拉丁名C. parvipennis)。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese.