B1NounFeminine
la cantina
wine cellar / winery
/kan-TEE-nah/
Plural: cantine
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What does ‘cantina’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
La cantina ha vini di oltre vent'anni.
The wine cellar has wines over twenty years old.
Visitiamo la cantina del produttore nel weekend.
We visit the producer's winery at the weekend.
About This Word
Cantina means both a wine cellar in a home and a commercial winery. Many Italian wine regions offer cantina tours and degustazioni (tastings). 'Vino della cantina' means house wine in restaurants.
Related Words
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