retsina

Borrowed from Greek ρετσίνα (retsína), from ρετσίνι (retsíni, “resin”), from Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “pine resin”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɛtˈsiːnə/

retsina (countable and uncountable, plural retsinas)

1. A Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
   • 1977, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), “Home at Last”, in Aja, performed by Steely Dan:

     She serves the smooth retsina / She keeps me safe and warm / It's just the calm before the storm

• Reitans, Stanier, anestri, antsier, atrines, erastin, in tears, nastier, rainest, ratinés, resiant, restain, retains, retinas, rinsate, stainer, starnie, stearin, tin ears, transie

From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).

• IPA^(key): /ˈretsinɑ/, [ˈre̞ts̠inɑ]
• Rhymes: -etsinɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ret‧si‧na

retsina

1. retsina

• Santeri, arestin, ratisen

From Greek ρετσίνα (retsína).

• IPA^(key): /ʁet.si.na/, /ʁɛt.si.na/

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retsina m (plural retsinas)

1. retsina

• “retsina”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• arétins, entrais, inertas, insérât, rentais, résinât, riantes, sentira, sériant, tarsien, traines, trainés, traînes, traînés, transie, tsarien, tsarine

retsina f (plural retsinas)

1. retsina