Malaga

¹

[ mal-uh-guh ]

noun

1. a strong, sweet dessert wine with a pronounced muscat grape flavor, especially that produced in Málaga, Spain.
2. any of the grapes grown in or exported from Málaga.

Málaga

²

[ mal-uh-guh; Spanish mah-lah-gah ]

noun

1. a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2,813 sq. mi. (7,285 sq. km).
2. a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.

Málaga

/ ˈmæləɡə; ˈmalaɣa /

noun

1. a port and resort in S Spain, in Andalusia on the Mediterranean. Pop: 547 105 (2003 est)
2. a sweet fortified dessert wine from Málaga

Word History and Origins

Origin of Malaga¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

They drove through France before settling in Spain, where they rented rooms in a hostel in Malaga.

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Walk to Gibraltar across the border at La Línea in Spain (74 miles east of Malaga).

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It began harmlessly enough, with a call from the manager of Banco Bilbao in Malaga, who asked Schiller to stop by.

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At last, the money arrived and the Smyths relocated to a new safe house in Malaga.

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Under the Schiller alias, they even voted in the Malaga municipal elections.

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Among her customers was Marguerite Turquet, known as Malaga, who was slow in paying bills.

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The motion near Malaga is represented by the curve c in Fig. 22.

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Jordan Almonds, which are the finest, and are imported from Malaga.

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There is an anecdote from Malaga, which ought to be mentioned to Congress, because, it cannot fail to have serious consequences.

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I set my foot on it, and said, 'They say you can use a knife as well as the best ruffian in Malaga; will you try it with me?'

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