vino bianco secco
/ˈvi.no ˈbjan.ko ˈsek.ko/word by word
The Italian phrase for dry white wine is vino bianco secco.
vino bianco secco is used to describe a type of white wine that is not sweet.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of vino (wine), bianco (white) and secco (dry).
Which one should you use?
If you want to specify a sweet white wine instead of a dry one, replace secco with dolce to say vino bianco dolce.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change the nouns and adjectives to their plural forms: vini bianchi secchi.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈvi.no ˈbjan.ko ˈsek.ko/ (6 syllables). The first syllable is stressed.
Did you know?
- In some regional Italian dialects, a very dry wine might be called strizzato, which literally means 'squeezed'.
- The word secco is used in art to describe 'fresco-secco', a technique where pigments are applied to dry plaster rather than wet plaster.
- The word vino shares a common ancestor with the Greek word 'oínos', which is the root of the English word 'oenology', the study of wine.
Examples in context
- Vorrei ordinare un bicchiere di vino bianco secco, per favore.I would like to order a glass of dry white wine, please.
- Preferisco il vino bianco secco.I prefer dry white wine.
- Questo vino bianco secco è ottimo.This dry white wine is excellent.
- Vorrei un calice di vino bianco secco.I would like a glass of dry white wine.
Example conversation
At a restaurant, Martina and Matteo are looking at the wine list.
- MartinaMatteo, prendiamo un vino bianco secco?Matteo, shall we get a dry white wine?
- MatteoSì, mi va molto bene.Yes, that sounds great to me.
- MartinaHai un suggerimento particolare?Do you have a particular suggestion?
- MatteoIl vino bianco secco della casa è buono.The house dry white wine is good.
